Overview

• A ten-year-old boy was left behind at the Holzkirchen Süd service station on the A8 during a family’s drive to Austria after stepping out for a toilet break.
• Holzkirchen Süd employees contacted Autobahnpolizei Holzkirchen when the child sought help and officers escorted him to the local police station.
• Lacking a mobile phone or contact information, the boy stayed in police care for about 30 minutes until his parents noticed his absence and called emergency services.
• Authorities said the child remained calm and unharmed throughout the incident, and his family was promptly reunited without further measures.
• Most reports name the family as from Offenburg, though one source cited Offenbach, highlighting a minor discrepancy in coverage.