Tragic discovery in northern Germany: Missing boy found dead

Dramatic events in northern Germany have stirred the entire country. On April 22, 6-year-old Arian, who slipped out of the house unnoticed in Bremervörde-Elm, disappeared without a trace. Searches conducted by the police, fire department, and the army involved family members, neighbours, friends, and residents but yielded no results.

As reported by "Fakt," even trained tracking dogs could not catch any scent. Although there is no official confirmation, everything points to a tragic end to the search. On Monday, April 24, farmer Jan Schlesselmann was mowing his meadow when he came across something he initially thought was trash.

I looked at it more closely, and it was immediately clear to me that it was a child's body - he told "Bild" reporters.

The man immediately notified the police, who quickly arrived at the scene. Officers from the investigative team conducted meticulous examinations for many hours, securing evidence. The body was sent for an autopsy.

The discovered remains were located about 3 kilometres from the missing Arian's home. Forensic experts are now working on confirming the identity and determining the cause of death. The complete results of the examination will be available in a few days. So far, there is no evidence of a crime.

"Fakt" reports that the area where the body was found had been searched multiple times by a group of 500 soldiers. How is it possible that none of the searchers noticed the child? German investigators will determine the circumstances of the boy’s death.