14-letni Maxim z Apeldoorn w Holandii, którego od blisko miesiąca szukała Police w kilku krajach Europy, został odnaleziony w nocy z piątku na sobotę (9/10 maja 2026 r.) pod Białymstokiem. Nastolatek spał na przystanku autobusowym – pod kocem – i jest cały i zdrowy.
Police officers from the Municipal Police Station in Białystok received a report of a "lain person" at a stop near the city (in the Sobolew area). They found a boy sleeping under a blanket. After checking the data, it turned out to be wanted since April 18, Maxim.
A teenager temporarily went to a care facility in Białystok. Information about his finding was immediately forwarded to the Dutch website. The boy's parents are on their way to Poland.
How'd it go missing?
18 kwietnia 2026 r. około południa Maxim wyjechał rowerem ze swojego domu w dzielnicy Zuidbroek w Apeldoorn (środkowa Holandia) i nie wrócił. Holenderska policja uruchomiła międzynarodowe poszukiwania – chłopiec miał kierować się przez Germany w stronę Polski, a być może dalej na wschód. Sprawa poruszyła całą Europę, a polski MSWiA wydał apel o pomoc.
Home Minister Marcin Kierwiński wrote today:
"The case that has touched all Europe has a happy ending. The missing 14-year-old Maxim, who left home almost a month ago and left the Netherlands on his bike, was found in Poland by Polish police."
Podlaska Police confirmed that the boy is safe and does not require hospitalization.
This is one of those rare cases where a multiweek search ends positively. Maxim has biked hundreds of kilometers across half of Europe – now waiting to meet his parents.
