Ben, from Sheffield, was 21 months old when he disappeared on the Greek island of Kos in July 1991.
to help identify the body of a boy who had been found in the River Danube in May 2022.A force spokesperson said Ben's family had been informed and was being supported by officers.
The identity of the child's body found in the German river had not yet been established, the spokesperson added. In their appeal, international police organisation Interpol said the boy was believed to be aged between five and six. His body had been found wrapped in foil and weighed down with a flagstone slab in the state of Bavaria, according to Interpol.
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