Overview
- The boy was last seen on a school playground in Hannover’s Bemerode district around 3 p.m. Tuesday and was reported missing when initial local searches found nothing.
- Police launched a public appeal with a photo and a detailed description because the child requires regular medication and could be disoriented or at risk of self-harm.
- Authorities published his appearance and clothing, including that he is about 1.54 meters tall with short brown hair and was wearing a black hooded jacket, grey T-shirt, blue jogging pants with “LA,” and a blue backpack.
- Witnesses in the nearby town of Sehnde spotted the boy late Tuesday evening, contacted police, and officers located him and handed him to his parents in good condition.
- Polizeikommissariat Hannover-Döhren has closed the active search, thanked the public for help, and continues investigating the circumstances of his disappearance.