Missing American Teenager Recovered Safely After Leaving Cruise Ship in Germany

Missing American Teenager, Aydin Brown, 14, was found safe on Saturday after he left a cruise ship in Germany and vanished. Brown was found unharmed in Brandenburg, over two hours away from where he went missing in the port town of Rostock-Warnemünde. He was found in the company of a 19-year-old whom he met in Rostock.

American teenager Aydin Brown has been reunited with his family after being found safe on Saturday following his disappearance from a cruise ship in Germany.

Missing American Teenager Recovered Safely After Leaving Cruise Ship in Germany

Brown, 14, was last seen exiting the Caribbean Princess cruise ship shortly after it docked on July 4 at the port of Warnemünde. He was taking the cruise with his grandmother when the pair reportedly got into an argument, which led Brown to leave the ship.

Concerns grew over Brown's whereabouts after family members posted on social media that the teen "may have been lured away" in their "worst nightmare" after he left the ship.

Missing American Teenager Recovered Safely After Leaving Cruise Ship in Germany

Police launched an investigation and picked up Brown's trail near Potsdam, a city on the border of Berlin, after "intensive investigation" and the evaluation of technical data.

Brown was found in Brandenburg, about an hour west of Berlin. Police said he was unharmed and accompanied by a 19-year-old whom he is believed to have met in Rostock.

Missing American Teenager Recovered Safely After Leaving Cruise Ship in Germany

At this stage in the investigation, police said there were no indications of a crime.

Brown's family said in an update on social media that the 14-year-old was found safe, thanking everyone who continued to share updates during the ordeal.

"Thank You from the bottom of our hearts!" Amy Kopischke, a cousin of Brown wrote. "Our Prayers were answered and Aydin was found safe!!"

Brown was reunited with his grandmother and mother, who had flown to Germany after he went missing, later Saturday night.

The family expressed gratitude for the efforts of the police and the community in helping to find Brown.

"We are so grateful to everyone who shared our story and helped us find Aydin," Kopischke said. "We are so happy to have him back safe and sound."

The investigation into Brown's disappearance is ongoing.