Bremervörde – Around 400 emergency services, helpers and volunteers have been looking for little Arian (6) since Monday. And because time is running out, the Bundeswehr has also been involved in the search for the missing boy from Elm in Lower Saxony (population 1,500) since Thursday afternoon.
Die armed forces is intended to support the large-scale search operation by the police, fire brigade, DLRG and DRK along the Oste River. Around 250 soldiers from the 31st Paratrooper Regiment from Seedorf (Lower Saxony) arrived in the search area on Thursday.
According to BILD information, the army’s forces are to build a corridor around the small Lower Saxony town of Kranenburg, in the direction of Federal Highway 73 Missing search.
In addition to the 250 soldiers on the ground, a Bundeswehr helicopter took off again in the afternoon. On board: technical equipment and a thermal imaging camera. The Bundeswehr helicopter was already in action on Wednesday. On Tuesday evening, one equipped with a thermal imaging camera Tornado of the Bundeswehr flew over the residential area in the Bremervörde district of Elm to help search for little Arian.
As part of administrative assistance (Article 35 of the Basic Law), it is possible to use the Bundeswehr to search for missing people inside.
All sheds and garages should be inspected
During their search, the emergency services also want to comb through the area where Arian lives. All sheds and garages should be opened and even garbage cans checked, as a spokesman for the fire department said. Garbage collection for this Friday has been canceled. Manhole covers should also be opened.
Searched the pond on the east side
Meanwhile, during the morning, several divers had examined a small pond near the Oste, west of Kranenbrug – without success, the boy remained missing.
According to police and Fire department The search will continue along the Oste River in a northerly direction on Thursday. Since the boy liked water, it was possible that he was walking along the river, police said.
On Wednesday evening, emergency services found footprints that could possibly belong to the boy. The print found showed a ball of the foot and little toes. This could be fitting since Arian was only wearing socks and no shoes at the time of his disappearance.
Emergency services from the DLRG and the fire department searched a pond near the Oste on Thursday morning
Divers also searched for little Arian in the pool
Police say the situation is very serious
Arian will missing since Monday evening. Since then, hundreds of emergency services and helpers have been on the move and searching the area around the affected residential area. The police last reported on Wednesday evening that the boy was filmed by a private surveillance camera in a residential area on Monday around 7:15 p.m. He ran towards the adjacent forest.
Numerous police and fire departments once again formed a chain and searched an area north of Bremervörde
The search for the missing child has been ongoing since Monday evening
According to the police Arian is autistic and does not respond to being spoken to. The emergency services assumed that he would not report if he noticed people nearby. After several cold nights, the police spokesman spoke of a very serious situation.
The police in Bremervörde have set up a tip line. Anyone who can say anything about the boy’s whereabouts is asked to call 04761-74 89-135 or -144.