Overview

• The 10-year-old boy went missing while playing with his mother on Travemünde beach at about 20:30 on Sunday.
• Authorities feared a water accident due to the child’s autism and launched an extensive search operation.
• Police and the German Lifeguard Association coordinated efforts across land, air and sea.
• Rescue helicopters, patrol boats and drones combed the shoreline in the search.
• DLRG teams located the boy unharmed roughly 30 minutes after he vanished and handed him over to his mother.