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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.

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Eine großangelegte Suche nach einem fünfjährigen Mädchen in Bayern hat einen glücklichen Ausgang genommen. Einsatzkräfte fanden das Kind, das sich zum Schlafen in einen Graben gelegt hatte, in der Nacht unverletzt.

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.