Vachagan Asatryan (Missing Child)
Vashagan Asatryan was last seen one week before his eighth birthday in 2008. He vanished while playing outside in his small hometown of Arapi, Armenia (Առափի, Հայաստան)
Nickname: Unknown
Alternative Name: Վաչագան Ասատրյանը
Մականուն: Անհայտ
Այլընտրանքային անվանումը: Վաչագան Ասատրյանը
The Disappearance (անհետացումը)
Date: March 22, 2008 (Saturday)
Location: Arapi, Armenia
Taken By: Unknown
Situation: Missing Child
Ամսաթիվ, 22 մարտի, 2008 (շաբաթ)
Գտնվելու վայրը, Արապի, Հայաստան
Կասկածյալ: Անհայտ
Իրավիճակը: Բացակայում է երեխան
Vashagan Asatryan was last seen one week before his eighth birthday in 2008. Vashagan was a smart child who brought home high grades and was good natured and responsible. According to one article, he had gone outside with a small shovel he created to collect snowdrop flowers for his neighbors ( Link). Family and police do not believe he ran away. Early rumors suggested he may have been kidnapped but were not considered reliable in the investigation. There is some concern he may have been injured in an unreported accident or fell into the water nearby.
Police searched the surrounding river and the closed Akhurian reservoir, but did not find anything after more than a month. The town borders on Turkey and police in Turkey were also asked to watch for the child. Nothing has been found to explain his disappearance.
The details are not specific, but it seems unlikely that the boy travelled from Arapi itself to the reservoir given the distance (5hr + walking); although that seems to be the leading theory ( Link). It sounds like either he lived closer to the reservoir than Arapi itself, they believe he fell into the Akhurian River which runs into the reservoir, or there are more details that haven’t been provided. Given that nothing was recovered in the search, it is possible something else occurred — his family does not seem to believe he fell into the water ( Link)
Demographics (Ժողովրդագրական)
Date of Birth: 3/29/2000
Age at Disappearance: 7
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Nationality: Armenia
Gender at Birth: Male
Hair: Light Brown
Eye Color: Black
Height: 4’10” (147 cm)
Ծննդյան ամսաթիվը `3/29/2000
Տարիք: 7 տարեկան
Էթնիկություն: Կովկասց
Ազգություն: Հայաստան
Սեռը ծննդյան ժամանակ: Արու
Մազեր, բաց շագանակագույն
Աչքերի գույնը `սեւ
Բարձրություն, 4'10 “(147 սմ)
Distinguishing Characteristics (Տարբերակել բնութագրերը)
Unknown (Անհայտ)
Clothing (Հագուստ)
Unknown (Անհայտ)
If You or Anyone You Know Has Information About The Disappearances, Please Contact the Police Immediately (Եթե դուք կամ որեւէ մեկը, ում գիտեք, անհետացումների մասին տեղեկություններ ունեք, անմիջապես դիմեք ոստիկանությանը)
- Police of the Republic or Armenia (dimum@police.am) or at 10–54–69–14
- Your local consulate or the Armenian embassy in your country
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Originally published at https://thesuitcasedetective.com on April 13, 2021.
