Search for Missing Six-Year-Old Pawlos in Weilburg Enters Fifth Day Without New Leads

Authorities continue to investigate and analyze evidence as efforts to locate the autistic boy scale down, with no signs of foul play uncovered.

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.