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CrimePublished: 9 November 2026 at 19:10

Police search for eight-year-old Markuss Bērziņš missing in Cēsis

The Vidzeme regional department of the State Police is searching for Markuss Bērziņš, born in 2018, who was last seen in Cēsis on 9 November. Police ask anyone who knows his whereabouts to come forward.

Foto: Latvijas Avīze

The Vidzeme regional department of the Latvian State Police has launched a search for Markuss Bērziņš, a boy born in 2018. He was last seen today, 9 November, at about 14:30 in the Raiņa Street area of Cēsis, and his whereabouts have been unknown since then, the State Police reported.

Description of the boy

According to police, at the time he disappeared Markuss was wearing grey trousers and a bluish-grey jacket. He was carrying a red-striped backpack.

He also has a distinguishing feature: when he walks faster, he limps slightly.

What to do

The State Police urge people to look at the photograph of the boy published by the agency and ask anyone with information about his possible location to call 112 without delay.

The source does not say under what circumstances the boy went missing, nor whether other services are involved in the search.

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