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Missing Five-Year-Old Found Safe After Overnight Search in Bavaria

She was discovered unharmed sleeping in a ditch about 1.5 kilometers from the family’s campsite.

Overview

  • The five-year-old disappeared Wednesday evening while exploring a Leipheim campsite with her eight-year-old brother, who returned alone.
  • The girl’s parents alerted Kempten police after two hours of unsuccessful searching by the family.
  • Nearly 200 responders including police, firefighters, rescue teams, a helicopter, water rescue units and search dogs combed fields and waterways in the area.
  • She responded to police loudspeaker broadcasts during the search, allowing officers to locate her position.
  • The child was found unharmed and reunited with her parents at about 2 a.m. Thursday, concluding the operation.