On Wednesday evening, two bodies of water were searched with might and main for a missing boy (6) and a man (54). The child was last seen at the De Lithse Ham recreation area in Lith. Divers from the fire department searched the water there. The man was last seen in the water at the E3 Beach in Eersel. Both have not been found.
“We are combing through everything,” said a police spokesperson on Wednesday evening about the search for the 6-year-old boy in Lith. The Veterans Search Team also helped. Anyone who sees him is asked to call 911. This is stated in a Burgernet notification that has been sent. The child has light skin and wears black clothes.
His parents let it go Brabants Dagblad know that they are from Turkmenistan and that the boy cannot swim. They are staying in a shelter in Oss. They sat on the beach while the little boy was playing in the water. After that he was not seen again, the newspaper writes.
Swimming
Someone was also missing in Eersel, namely a 54-year-old man. He was searched for for a long time in the pond at the E3 Beach. He was last seen before trying to swim across the lake. The search was called off at a quarter past nine in the evening.
“We used all the resources we had at our disposal,” said a police spokesman. The falling darkness also plays a role in this.