The desperate mother called the emergency services when her son suddenly disappeared while playing with a friend. The police searched for him for two hours with helicopters, drones and a team of dogs.
A five-year-old went on a train journey alone – and thus triggered a large-scale police operation. As the police announced on Thursday, a desperate mother from Nördlingen called the emergency number on Wednesday afternoon. Her son suddenly disappeared while playing with a four-year-old friend. The police then searched for the boy, looking for him with helicopters, drones and a squadron of dogs.
About two hours later, federal police officers found the boy at the train station in Aalen, about 35 kilometers away in Baden-Württemberg. He had taken the train there from Nördlingen. According to police, the mother was happy and relieved to have her son back with her.