German authorities confirm toddler drowning as school bus crash injures students in the Netherlands

Autopsy results have confirmed that a missing three-year-old girl found in Preetz, Schleswig-Holstein, drowned in a pool located on her parents' property. Local police publicly acknowledged operational mistakes after failing to locate the child during an initial search of the family's premises.

In a separate tragedy involving residents from the same state, a tour bus carrying 54 students and teachers from a school in Schönberg crashed early in the morning in the Netherlands. At least 15 passengers suffered injuries, with several listed in severe condition. Emergency responders attended the scene, and Dutch authorities have opened an investigation into the cause of the accident.

Sources: Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, FAZ, Tagesschau