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Nördlingen in Bavaria: Nice here, but have you ever been to Baden-Württemberg?
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A trip is fun, a trip is beautiful - but if you leave without telling someone, it can result in a large-scale police operation.
Especially when you're only five years old.
This is what happened in Bavaria on Wednesday.
As the police announced on Thursday, a desperate mother from Nördlingen called the emergency number on Wednesday afternoon.
Her son suddenly disappeared while playing with a four-year-old friend.
The police were looking for the boy, looking for him with helicopters, drones and a squadron of dogs.
About two hours later, federal police officers found the boy at the train station in Aalen, about 35 kilometers away - in neighboring Baden-Württemberg.
He had taken the train there from Nördlingen.
According to police, the mother was happy and relieved to have her son back with her.
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