Child's body found is the missing two-year-old
During the search for a missing two-year-old in the Swabian town of Bingen, a child's body is recovered from the River Lauchert. A short time later, the police announce: It is the missing girl.
During the search for the missing toddler in Bingen, Baden-Württemberg, emergency services found a child's body, according to eyewitnesses. The body was discovered by a diver shortly before the entrance to Hitzkofen, a suburb of Bingen. The police announced a short time later that it was the missing girl.
The search in Bingen continued on Tuesday with ten divers. The experts from the water police searched for the child in the ice-cold River Lauchert. According to a police spokeswoman, the divers came from the police headquarters. The DLRG was also involved in the search with a boat and sonar equipment.
The sonar search and the dives started early in the morning from the district of Hitzkofen downstream. DLRG and police officers also walked along the riverbank and searched in the undergrowth along the riverbank.
Trail led to the river
Rescue workers and police have been searching for the child in the village near the Swabian Alb since his disappearance. On Monday, police sniffer dogs picked up a trail of the girl that led to the river. The family home is located in the immediate vicinity of the river.
Divers had already searched for the little girl along the Lauchert on Sunday - without success. Divers were also in the water at a weir. The weir is located between Bingen and Sigmaringendorf, where the Lauchert flows into the Danube.
The two-year-old had probably left her parents' house in her pyjamas in an unobserved moment late on Sunday afternoon. So far, officials believe it was an accident.
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Following the trail of the missing girl, police sniffer dogs led authorities to the River Lauchert on Monday. Despite initial searches by divers on Sunday, the child's body was later discovered in the same river, causing international concern and condolences for the family.
Source: www.ntv.de
