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Missing Leipzig Boy, 11, Found Safe

Police report he returned safe on Friday evening following a public appeal.

Overview

  • Authorities said the child, identified as Maximilian S., came back on Friday evening and the search was called off.
  • He had last been seen around 7:30 a.m. when a transport dropped him at Johann-Heinrich-Pestalozzi-Schule, but he did not attend class.
  • Police had published his photo and a detailed description and urged tips to the Kriminalpolizei in Leipzig.
  • Officials noted he had no mobile phone and lives in a group home in the Grünau-Mitte district.
  • The description released earlier cited a height of about 1.52 meters, a sturdy build, short blond hair, blue eyes, and clothing including a dark hoodie, dark green pants, and a dark school backpack.