Multi-team searches
At the request of the police, the Veterans Search Team previously searched for him in the woods of Velsen-Noord. That search turned up nothing, after which the search was scaled up.
Three search teams were deployed yesterday, police spokesman Erwin Sintenie said. The search area has also been expanded: the police are now searching the entire area between Velsen-Noord and Heemskerk, including the city parks in between.
It is also known that the boy is approximately 1.80 to 1.90 meters tall and has medium-length brown hair. He is also mentally disabled and has difficulty speaking. “But he does not use any medication, so fortunately that is not an additional hurdle,” the spokesperson said.