Bremervörde
Still no sign of Arian – search continues
The Bundeswehr has been involved in the search for Arian for days – using a Tornado plane, drones and a helicopter. photo
© Markus Hibbeler/dpa
The search for a missing six-year-old in Lower Saxony remained unsuccessful on the fifth night. Using a so-called quiet strategy, 200 soldiers were deployed until the morning.
Despite a new search tactic, six-year-old Arian from Elm is in Bremervörde also remained missing on the fifth night. “Unfortunately, the night didn’t get us anywhere,” said a police spokesman on Saturday morning. There were no new leads. The search continues today with concentrated manpower.
Using a so-called quiet strategy, around 200 Bundeswehr soldiers searched for the boy in small groups and with night vision devices on Saturday night. A police spokeswoman said on Friday evening that the new tactic had also been discussed with an autism expert, among others. According to police, Arian is autistic and does not respond to speech. Beforehand, among other things, music was played and fireworks were set off because the boy liked it. The police hoped to get a lead on the six-year-old from northern Lower Saxony, who has been missing since Monday evening.
Search continues along the river
Today the search will continue along the Oste River, but also around Elm again. In some places you have to check several times, said the spokesman. “It’s entirely possible that the boy is also moving back and forth. What was negative yesterday may be positive today.” At the same time, the search is already extending far into the neighboring Stade district.
Arian left his parents’ house alone on Monday evening. Hundreds of emergency services have been combing the area around the six-year-old’s hometown for days. A surveillance camera filmed the boy running towards an adjacent forest after disappearing from his home. The Bundeswehr increased its support to a total of around 450 soldiers on Friday.