The 14-year-old American boy who went lacking after disembarking from a cruise ship in Germany this week has reportedly been situated and reunited together with his household.
As beforehand reported, Aydin Brown was final seen on Thursday, July 4, at round 7 a.m. native time earlier than he disembarked from a Caribbean Princess cruise ship docked on the German port city of Rostock-Warnemünde.
Now, NBC News has reported that Brown’s grandmother confirmed he was discovered secure. Princess Cruises additionally advised the outlet that the teenager was reunited together with his household.
In an announcement to NBC Information, the corporate wrote that it was “delighted that Aydin Brown has been discovered secure and sound.”
“We lengthen our heartfelt gratitude to German authorities for his or her swift response and distinctive efforts in finding Aydin after he disembarked in Warnemünde final Thursday morning,” the assertion continued.
When reached for touch upon Sunday, July 7, Princess Cruises didn’t present an announcement to PEOPLE, as an alternative recommending “affirmation from German officers or the U.S. Embassy in Berlin.” Rostock Police in Germany didn’t instantly reply to PEOPLE’s request for touch upon Sunday.
Fox News reported, citing native police, that Brown was present in Brandenburg, Germany, the place he was unhurt and within the firm of a 19-year-old. The outlet additionally mentioned Brown was reunited with household on Saturday evening, July 6, citing a household replace on social media.
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As NBC Information reported, the seek for Brown remained underway as lately as Saturday, when state and native police shared three new photographs of the teenager. Two of the photographs have been reportedly taken from safety video and confirmed an unknown man talking to the boy and strolling with him towards Warnemünde Church sq. at round 7:45 a.m. Thursday.
On the time, native authorities mentioned they wished to talk with the person or anybody who may establish the person.
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Brown was touring together with his grandmother on the cruise ship earlier than his disappearance. Authorities mentioned the pair obtained into an argument earlier than Brown left the ship, as beforehand reported by Fox News.
Katie Brown, a lady who recognized herself because the boy’s mom, described her son’s look on Fb and famous that he’s from Texas and was “noticed by digital camera with an unknown particular person” at a “practice station.”
NBC News additionally beforehand reported that police have been searching for the second particular person, described as being between the ages of 20 and 25.
