‘It fills us with hope' says family of Icelandic man missing in Dublin after gardai conduct new searches
GARDAI have conducted further searches in a bid to solve the six-year riddle over the disappearance of a missing Icelandic man.
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Jón Jónsson was last seen in 2019
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The dad of four left the Bonnington Hotel on February 9, but the last sighting was him passing Highfield
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It emerged today that cops received a number of tips following the Where is Jón? podcast series.
And Jon's family told how it had resulted in new searches across a number of areas in
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While the searches last month proved unsuccessful, Mr Jónsson's brother David Karl Wiium insisted it was important to 'leave no stone unturned'.
He said: 'It's really important to basically leave no stone unturned and always look into every possibility at any given time.
'So that's very optimistic and it fills us with hope.'
Jon's family also welcomed a recent meeting in the Hague between the
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Mr Wiium, who had been pushing for seeking more cooperation between the gardaí and Icelandic authorities, described the meeting in the Hague as a 'huge' development.
He said: 'Basically, we have been fighting for the Icelandic police and the gardaí to work closer together throughout the years.
"So, for us, it's a huge victory that they have already met and that they have already established more personal connections and cooperation.
"And what I've been told by the gardaí, the Icelandic police were very cooperative.'
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The initial search was conducted after gardai
The Garda investigation into the disappearance of the dad has continued over the last six years.
The missing man was last spotted at the exit of Highfield Hospital heading northbound on the Swords Road towards Collins Avenue in February 2019.
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He left his hotel room without his phone, passport and wallet, although he may have had a large sum of cash with him.
Mr Jónsson was visiting Ireland to attend the Dublin Poker Festival.
While cops have followed 270 lines of enquires, taken numerous statements and have reviewed hours of CCTV the case remains a mystery.
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The family believe Jón was killed
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