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Search for Child and 40-Year-Old Man in Sindel Continues Without Results.

Police and volunteers are searching for a child and a 40-year-old man in the area of the village of Sindel. The man has experience in hiding and survival skills, but so far the operation has yielded no results.

4 July 2026 · 1 min read
Search for Child and 40-Year-Old Man in Sindel Continues Without Results.

Despite round-the-clock efforts by police and volunteers, the search operation for a child and a 40-year-old man has still produced no result. A coordination point has been set up in the village of Sindel, where police assign volunteers and coordinate their actions.

The child is missing and is believed to be accompanied by a man with extensive experience in hiding from law enforcement authorities.

According to the police director, the 40-year-old man has experience in evasion and has previously managed to hide from law enforcement for two weeks. Experts say he is able to move through hard-to-reach terrain, hide in caves and abandoned houses, and find food, showing that he is highly adaptable. In this case, however, he is accompanied by a small child, which makes the situation specific.

The operation is focused around the nearby village of Sindel, where police and volunteers are searching hard-to-reach terrain, caves and abandoned buildings around the clock. The village mayor, Plamen Lazarov, described the scale of yesterday’s operation, which included checks of every car entering and leaving the area. Despite trunks being opened and detailed inspections carried out, no trace has been found, and today the operation will continue with searches of the same terrain.