Overview

• Pawlos Dawit Gerezgiher Guesh, a six-year-old boy with autism, has been missing in Weilburg, Hesse, since March 25, 2025, after leaving his special education school.
• The last confirmed evidence is a video showing a boy, likely Pawlos, near a busy road shortly after his last sighting at a train station near the Lahn River.
• Search efforts involving police, rescue dogs, divers, and helicopters have been scaled back, with current efforts focusing on land searches, public tips, and video analysis.
• Authorities maintain hope of finding Pawlos alive but acknowledge the challenges posed by his autism and the time elapsed since his disappearance.
• Hesse's Minister-President Boris Rhein has thanked search teams and local residents for their ongoing efforts and expressed hope for Pawlos' safe return.