Eight-year-old Markuss Bērziņš, sought in Cēsis, has been found
Latvia's State Police said on 9 November that eight-year-old Markuss Bērziņš, who had been reported missing in Cēsis, has been found safe. Police thanked the media for helping to spread the appeal.
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The State Police of Latvia announced on the evening of 9 November that eight-year-old Markuss Bērziņš, who had been missing, has been found safe. The police informed the news portal Apollo.lv. The search, which began on Monday afternoon, has therefore ended with good news.
How the search unfolded
Earlier on Monday evening, the State Police were still asking the public for help and reported that the boy was last seen in Cēsis at 2:30 p.m. That information was made public so that residents who might have seen him could contact the police.
Later the same evening, the report was updated with a statement that the child had been found. The source does not say where or under what circumstances Markuss was found, nor does it give any reason why he could not be located.
Police thanks
The State Police thanked representatives of the media for publishing the information. Such announcements allow a wide audience to be reached quickly when a missing person, especially a child, is being sought.
