A new search has begun on the Greek Aegean island of Kos for a British toddler who went missing from his family's farmhouse over two decades ago, police said on Friday.
Supervised by a prosecutor, a team of British experts supported by Greek police will search the area where Ben Needham, a 21-month toddler from Sheffield, went missing in 1991.
"A first examination of the area took place on Thursday... the area where the toddler was declared as missing. The search is expected to last around a week," a police source at the regional headquarters on Syros island told AFP.
"It's quite a large operation, assisted by Kos and British police, the fire department, the local municipality and volunteers," the officer said.
Another police source said Scotland Yard had sent two officers to join the search.
Authorities have declined to give further information but British media said the search will focus on a mound of rubble near the farmhouse.
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