Police find body of 13-year-old Czech boy who went missing in Germany

German police have found the body of a 13-year-old Czech boy, who authorities in eastern Germany had been searching for since Sunday evening. The DPA agency reports that forensic experts do not rule out that the cause of death could have been an accident, a crime or suicide.

A police spokesman confirmed to DPA that the body was found near a railway line on Tuesday. According to him, the circumstances of the disappearance and death are unclear. The place where the police found the body is less than ten kilometers from the campsite from which the boy disappeared.