More than 20 years after mystery disappearance police scour Greek island for missing British toddler
- 11 years ago
The Greek island of Kos.
Police believe this field could be the final resting place of a British toddler who disappered 21 years ago.
Investigators from the United Kingdom and Greece searched the area over the weekend, looking for any sign of Ben Needham.
They believe the Sheffield-born boy may have fallen into a hole and died in 1991, when this area was a construction site.
Officers used ground-penetrating radar and sniffer dogs in the search for Ben, who was almost two years old when he went missing.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE DETECTIVE SUPERINTENDENT, MATT FENWICK, SAYING:
"We are interested in anything that might identify the movements of Ben 21 years ago, so any item of clothing, any toys, anything that Ben may have been playing with."
This renewed search, which began on October 19, is expected to take up to 10 days.
Police believe this field could be the final resting place of a British toddler who disappered 21 years ago.
Investigators from the United Kingdom and Greece searched the area over the weekend, looking for any sign of Ben Needham.
They believe the Sheffield-born boy may have fallen into a hole and died in 1991, when this area was a construction site.
Officers used ground-penetrating radar and sniffer dogs in the search for Ben, who was almost two years old when he went missing.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE DETECTIVE SUPERINTENDENT, MATT FENWICK, SAYING:
"We are interested in anything that might identify the movements of Ben 21 years ago, so any item of clothing, any toys, anything that Ben may have been playing with."
This renewed search, which began on October 19, is expected to take up to 10 days.