Relief when nine-year-old boy who went missing on the crowded beach of Bournemouth is found wearing only swimming trunks, goggles and hat
- Dorset police launched an urgent search for a nine-year-old boy
- Massien Belguesmia went missing at the Prom Café in Bournemouth today
- He was wearing shorts and blue glasses – and was found
A nine-year-old boy who went missing on Bournemouth beach in Dorset today has been found.
Dorset police put out a call to find Massien Belguesmia after he disappeared from the beach around 9:20 am.
Police said Massien was found and reunited with his parents around 11:30 am after an extensive search.
Dorset police have issued a call to find Massien Belguesmia after he disappeared from the beach around 9:20 am
A packed beach in Bournemouth today amid the UK heatwave
The police thanked everyone who helped with the search and shared the call.
Chief Inspector Danny Thompson previously said: “Massien has been missing for a while and the beach is very busy.
“We are releasing an image of him in the clothes he is wearing today and I urge people on Bournemouth Beach to help us find him and either contact Dorset Police or an officer, to warn a lifeguard or shore attendant if you find him.’
Anyone with information or knowledge of Massien’s whereabouts is requested to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk/contact, by email [email protected] or by calling 101, citing incident number 13:219.