The Peter R. de Vries Foundation is offering a reward to anyone who gives the golden tip about the location of seven-year-old Jaïr Soares, who disappeared in 1995. On August 4 that year, the boy disappeared while visiting Monster beach.
It is still unclear what happened to him. That is why the ultimate tip about its location will be rewarded with 250,000 euros from the foundation, it was announced on Thursday.
27 years ago, Jaïr disappeared just before 5:30 p.m. while playing tag outside a beach club, while the family’s father ordered fries inside. After the police had been informed, a major search was launched on the beach of South Holland and in the dunes. Jair was never heard from or found again.
The foundation of Peter R. de Vries, previously called the Golden Tip Foundation, is offering a quarter of a million euros to anyone who has the golden tip within six months, before February 4, 2023. “This is a matter that touches us very much. It can’t be that a nice day at the beach ends in a 27-year search for your child?” says Kelly de Vries, chairman of the fund.
Claudio Soares, Jair’s older brother, says that the lack will not wear off, but the action gives him hope. “We must give everything. I keep hope. Hope is the last thing in me that dies.”