Overview

• Four cadaver dogs independently alerted at the same spot on the Inselsee, leading police to schedule Rostock professional divers to search the shallow reed area at daylight.
• A drone survey of the target area produced no findings, and operations were paused overnight due to darkness.
• More than 60 police officers, firefighters and at least ten rescue dogs have combed industrial sites, abandoned buildings, a landfill and nearby waters, with helicopter and boat support.
• Investigators say there are no concrete indications of a criminal act or an accident, and they are proceeding by exclusion while reviewing bus camera footage and interviewing school contacts.
• Fabian left his mother’s home on Friday with permission and did not return; his mother issued a public video appeal, and police say his phone was not with him and yielded no usable leads.