Man vanishes during NFL game

Man vanishes during NFL game

Police are searching for a 53-year-old man who vanished from his seat during half-time of a National Football League game in the US that he was attending last week with his son and some friends, officials said today.

Paul Kitterman has not been seen since the Denver Broncos-San Diego Chargers game at Sports Authority Field last Friday, Denver Police spokesman Sonny Jackson said.

"We have detectives working on the case, but nothing so far indicates that foul play is involved," Jackson said.

Friends and family of Kitterman went public asking for help after contact with local hospitals and police departments failed to turn up any trace of the missing man.

Kitterman, who lives about 120 kilometres from Denver, was attending his first ever NFL game.

His son, Jarod Tonneson, told the local Fox News affiliate that he went to the lavatory during the intermission of the game, which Denver won 35-21.

When Tonneson returned to his seat, his father was gone.

Tonneson told the TV station his father was "out of his element" in the city.

"I can't help but think something bad has happened," he said.

Jackson said Kitterman's family filed a report on Saturday, and police gave the family missing-person fliers to post around the city.

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