Tragedy in Weilburg: Missed young Pawlos found dead in the Lahn!

Tragedy in Weilburg: Missed young Pawlos found dead in the Lahn!

On April 21, 2025, a child's body was recovered from the Lahn in Weilburg. The investigators are "highly likely" assuming that it is the six -year -old Pawlos, who has been missing since March 25. Pawlos had disappeared from his special school in Weilburg that day after leaving school for no apparent reason after lunch.

his disappearance was noticed within a minute, which immediately resulted in a comprehensive search. A canoe driver discovered the lifeless body and alerted the police around 6 p.m. The fire brigade, rescue and the police, which were immediately sent to the child, found the child's death. Mayor Johannes Hanisch (CDU) said that the search for Pawlos ended and expressed his sympathy for the family and relatives. Interior Minister Roman Poseck (CDU) was affected and thanked the emergency services and the citizens who were involved in the search.

a disappeared child

Pawlos, which comes from Waldbrunn in the Westerwaldkreis, was considered to be autistic and was not oriented spatially, which increased the concerns about his well -being. Most recently, he was seen in the area of ​​the Weilburg station. Over 600 emergency services, including the police, fire brigade and technical relief organization (THW), took part in the search measures. These ran over several days, and the search continued at night, while diving inserts were planned to explore the Lahn.

A video in social networks that Pawlos may show could have been created on the day of his disappearance. The police confirm a "very high probability" that the child can be seen on the recordings. These were recorded on a busy road. The school noticed Pawlos' immediately and informed parents and police about 15 minutes after his disappearance.

intensive search work

Various resources were used in the search measures, including a rider relay, 33 rescue dogs and a police helicopter. In addition, the Bundeswehr, which used a Eurofighter for aerial reconnaissance, took part. Despite these intensive measures, concrete references to Pawlos ’whereabouts were left before its finding.

The police also relied on the support of the population: balloons were hung in the search area to may lure Pawlos out of a hiding place. The mother's loudspeaker announcements were played over a fire engine, turning to her son on Eritish. Pawlos was recently dressed in a striped sweater and gray jeans. Due to its special predisposition, there was great concern about its helpless location.

The tragedy around the Pawlos case again shows the challenges of dealing with missing children in Germany, an issue that is often seen as an urgent social problem. Information and support for those affected are of central importance in order to be able to react better to such cases in the future and to ensure the safety of children. Other aspects of this topic can be found in Consumer protection forum.berlin