It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime. In the summer of 2014, 28-year-old Lars Mittank left Germany for the very first time. He and five of his closest friends were headed to the sun-soaked beaches of Varna, Bulgaria — to the stunning Golden Sands Resort. Days were spent lounging by the Black Sea. Nights turned electric with music, drinks, and stories. But one night, everything changed. Lars got into a heated argument with a group of men at a bar. Nothing physical — just words. But later that same night, he was attacked. No one knows for sure if it was the same men, but Lars walked away with a ruptured eardrum. He was supposed to fly home the next morning but doctors at a local clinic advised him not to board the plane. Flying could make the injury worse. So Lars made a decision: he’d stay behind alone for a few more days while he healed. That’s when things took a darker turn. Just hours after his friends flew back to Germany, Lars called his mother. His voice trembled. He said people were after him — that he was being followed, and they were getting closer. Paranoia seemed to grip him out of nowhere. And then… he vanished. Lars Mittank was last seen on CCTV, sprinting out of Varna Airport. He ran out of frame — and out of the lives of everyone who knew him. He has never been seen since. Join us as we unravel the mystery of the man who disappeared without a trace — in a foreign land, under mysterious circumstances — and has remained missing for over a decade.
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