A toddler aged about 2 climbed onto a baggage conveyor at Ben Gurion Airport on Thursday and was found unharmed at a baggage sorting station after his parents reported him missing during check-in, Channel 12 News reported on Saturday night.
Toddler Found On Conveyor
Toddler Found on Ben Gurion Baggage Belt
The boy, aged about 2, slipped away from his parents as they checked in for a flight to Larnaca and was found safe at an unmanned baggage sorting station.
According to the report, the family was preparing for a flight to Larnaca and was close to finishing check-in when the parents realized their son was no longer beside them. He had disappeared into the crowds of passengers in the terminal.
The parents called the police, who immediately opened a missing person search and began combing the airport.
The search revealed that the boy had climbed onto the baggage conveyor and moved along it for several minutes until it brought him to the sorting station. He was found unharmed on the belt at a station that was unmanned at the time.
Airport officials have begun examining how the incident happened, and police are expected to open an investigation.
In a statement, the Israel Airports Authority said: "The toddler was not supervised by his parents, wandered off and climbed onto an unmanned baggage conveyor. The matter is being handled by the police with his parents."
