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Two-year-old found safe after climbing onto unattended baggage conveyor belt at Ben-Gurion Airport

Two-year-old found safe after climbing onto unattended baggage conveyor belt at Ben-Gurion Airport

Police have opened an investigation into the incident, and the parents are expected to be summoned for questioning upon their return from abroad.

A two-year-old boy climbed onto an unattended baggage conveyor belt at Ben-Gurion Airport on Thursday after wandering away from his parents during check-in for a flight to Larnaca, prompting a police investigation into the incident.The toddler was found unharmed, but his parents are expected to be summoned for questioning when they return to Israel.The parents had arrived at the airport with their son ahead of their flight to Larnaca. While they were completing the check-in process, the boy wandered away without their knowledge.The parents noticed their son was missing toward the end of the check-in process. After searching for him unsuccessfully, they approached police and reported him missing.A search was subsequently launched inside the airport, but the toddler had already climbed onto one of the baggage conveyor belts.The incident ended without injuries, but police have launched an investigation into the circumstances.Toddler found unharmed at baggage sorting stationAccording to the Israel Airports Authority (IAA), the toddler wandered away from his parents and climbed onto a conveyor belt that was unattended at the time.He remained on the belt for several minutes before airport staff found him at a baggage sorting station.Despite the potential danger, staff found the boy safe and unharmed.The IAA said the toddler had traveled only a few meters along the conveyor belt.Authorities are examining how the two-year-old managed to…

In brief

A two-year-old boy climbed onto an unattended baggage conveyor belt at Ben-Gurion Airport on Thursday after wandering away from his parents during check-in for a flight to Larnaca, prompting a police investigation into the incident.The toddler was found unharmed, but his parents are expected to be summoned for questioning when they return to Israel.The parents had arrived at the airport with their son ahead of their flight to Larnaca. While they were completing the check-in process, the boy wandered away without their knowledge.The parents noticed their son was missing toward the end of the check-in process. After searching for him unsuccessfully, they approached police and reported him m…

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