On previous nights, fireworks were set off because the boy liked them. The police hoped to get a lead on the six-year-old from northern Lower Saxony, who has been missing since Monday evening. A police spokeswoman announced on Friday evening that a so-called quiet strategy would now be used – i.e. a search without fireworks or music. The tactic will be discussed with many people, including an autism expert, the spokeswoman said. According to police, Arian is autistic and does not respond to speech.
200 soldiers on search mission
The German Bundeswehr was supposed to search for the boy with around 200 soldiers on Saturday night. Night vision devices and thermal imaging cameras are intended to support this, and the soldiers should travel in small groups. According to the police, using fewer forces in the search or stopping it after several days is still not an option. “Absolutely not,” emphasized the police spokeswoman.
According to a police spokeswoman, numerous passersby and neighbors offered help in finding the boy. The police set up a telephone number for tips or offers of help.
A race against time
Arian left his parents’ house alone on Monday evening. Hundreds of emergency services have been combing the area around Elm in Bremervörde, the six-year-old’s hometown, for days. Given the low temperatures of the past few days, the search has become a race against time. A surveillance camera filmed the boy running towards an adjacent forest after disappearing from his home.
On Friday the operation was concentrated in the area northwest of Elm. The search there also took place along the Oste River. There is great concern that the boy could have fallen into the water. The rescuers were also out and about in the district again. Barns and garages were searched. The municipality also canceled garbage collection scheduled for Friday.
Airplane, drones, helicopters
Meanwhile, the Bundeswehr increased its support. The Bundeswehr had already taken part in the search in the past few days – for example with a Tornado aircraft that took photos with a thermal imaging camera. Drones and a helicopter were also in the air.
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