Warsaw. A three-year-old got lost in the Old Town

A city guard patrol noticed a boy in the crowd in the Old Town who looked nervous. The child did not react to the guard's words. It turned out that for a moment, a family from Syria that took part in the demonstration lost sight of him.

Christmas market, ice rink in the market square, Christmas illuminations, traditional tourism, and sometimes public gatherings. The Old Town attracts many people on the pre-Christmas weekends, which is why increased city guard forces ensure the safety of those present.

He was distrustful of people in uniforms

On Sunday, December 22, around 1:30 p.m., one of the patrols noticed a small boy in the crowd who looked very nervous. The child looked around for someone, approached people who reminded him of someone, but no one was interested in him. “The boy was approached by a city guard who tried to start a conversation with him. The boy did not respond to her words. He did not seem to understand what was being said to him, despite attempts to communicate in several languages. The officer took the child by the hand and led him to the police car. The boy was distrustful of people in uniforms. The officer took him in her arms and tried to calm him down,” we read in a statement from the city guard.

The guards also asked those on duty to determine whether anyone had reported the child missing. While they were waiting for a response, a foreign family approached the patrol. The scared little boy came to life and hugged a young boy with a Syrian flag on his back, who was the first at the police car. After a while, he was joined by a group of adults, including the mother of a three-year-old child.

A three-year-old got lost in the Old Town

He got lost during the demonstration

As it was established, the family participated in the “Free Syria” demonstration at Castle Square, during which the child got lost in the crowd. The disappearance had already been reported to the police.

“When he saw his relatives, the boy beamed, talked to the Arabic-speaking family and started hugging the woman. The officers – for formalities – checked the documents that it was indeed his mother. The only thing left to do was to inform the dispatcher of information for other services that the child's disappearance in the Old Town was no longer relevant.” – the city guards further informed.

The officers also remind them that when going with a child to a crowded place, it is a good idea to equip them with the so-called “unlosable armband”. A bracelet with the phone number of a loved one will make it easier to contact you if your child gets lost. It is also worth introducing children to people in uniforms as trustworthy (which, of course, could be difficult in the case of Syrian refugees) to whom the child should turn for help in such a situation.