Overview

• Five-year-old Allen Barnard Ganao was located near a hilltop farmhouse about three kilometers from the ‘Por la Mar’ campsite after nearly 48 hours alone.
• Medical evaluations in Ventimiglia hospital show he is dehydrated but otherwise in good health.
• The search operation mobilized around 200 personnel including firefighters, police, Guardia di Finanza, alpine rescue teams, divers, drones and tracking dogs.
• Prefect Valerio Massimo Romeo ordered inspection of culverts based on psychological advice to predict where a frightened child with autism might seek shelter.
• Investigators have seized a witness’s property and are probing his inconsistent accounts with Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi publicly lauding the operation.