The dog of the family of the wanted 13-year-old Nikolay has also disappeared. The search for the child continues. The boy disappeared yesterday at around 1:00 p.m. yesterday. He has Down syndrome and has not run away from home so far.
"The perimeter of the operational-search operations will be expanded by at least two kilometers, since a lot of time has passed since the boy disappeared," said the mayor of the Gurkovo municipality, Kancho Papazov.
Detailed maps of the settlement have been created, which will be distributed to the groups, and they will be led by employees of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Drones and thermal cameras will also be used in the search today. The places the boy visited have been thoroughly searched several times. The recordings of the security cameras in the village have also been reviewed, but he has not been spotted.
The mayor appealed for more volunteers to help with the search. Police teams are currently being assembled, he said, and expressed hope for a good outcome from today's search.
According to the mother, the boy has been contacted. The family's dog has also disappeared, BTA reported.
The boy's name is Nikolay Iliev and he is of a thin build and dark hair. He is wearing a dark jacket, a sweatshirt and dark pants, and is wearing slippers.
"Please call me - whoever saw him... I will also give my number - 0893 25 79 04. Please call me... He is in contact. He is looking for people. He answers to the name Niki, he can say "I am Kiki, if he is looking for someone", the child's mother appealed on bTV.