Overview

• More than 100 personnel, several rescue dog teams, drones and a police helicopter were deployed, with about 50 police academy students assisting.
• Fabian left home with permission on Friday and did not return, and investigators say he may have been heading to his father’s area near Zehna.
• Dogs followed a scent to Güstrow’s central bus station, then picked up a small trace at a Zehna bus stop that led into nearby woods near Groß Breesen.
• Police say they do not currently suspect a criminal act and have released a photo and description while asking the public not to conduct independent searches that could disturb traces.
• Officers examined the father’s property and checked the boy’s school buildings without results, and they are questioning residents in nearby villages for sightings.