1,200 rescuers search for missing 6-year-old

A large-scale effort to find a missing 6-year-old with autism continued on Sunday in northern Germany.

Police, soldiers, firefighters and volunteers are all taking part in the search for a missing boy. The child was recorded leaving his home almost a week ago.A surveillance camera filmed the boy leaving his parents home in Elm and running towards a nearby forest, alone.

The search zone which had previously focused on the area around Elm was extended to include more remote locations.Soldiers have also been using night vision goggles and police divers have also been scouring the nearby OsteRiver.