A 14-year-old American boy who got off the Caribbean Princess cruise ship after its scheduled stop at a German port more than three days ago has been found safe, his grandmother said Saturday.
Aydin Brown was on the cruise with his grandmother but left the ship after it docked in Rostock-Warnemünde on Thursday morning, authorities said.
State and local police on Saturday distributed three new photos of the teenager as the regional search remained underway. Two of the photos, captured on security video, included an unknown man who appeared to be talking to Brown.
In an earlier statement, Rostock city police said they wanted to speak to the man or anyone who could identify him.
The two walked towards the Warnemünde church square at around 7:45 on Thursday morning, police said.
Princess Cruises thanked German authorities for finding the teenager.
“We are delighted that Aydin Brown was found safe and well,” the cruise line said in a statement on Saturday. “We extend our sincere gratitude to the German authorities for their quick response and exceptional efforts in locating Aydin after he landed in Warnemunde last Thursday morning.”
The company said Brown was reunited with his family.
Brown’s grandmother left the ship Thursday night during the early hours of the search for Brown, the cruise line said Friday, and the company took his mother to Germany.
“We understand the distress this situation has caused and will continue to provide ongoing on-site support to the family during this challenging time,” Princess Cruises said at the time.
According to cruise ship tracker CruiseMapper, the 12-day trip travels across the Baltic Sea, with destinations including Copenhagen, Denmark and Stockholm, Sweden. The round-trip cruise began in Southampton, England, on June 30 and was scheduled to return on July 12, according to the website.
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