Boy, 6, Flees Island Cave, Leads Police Back to Unspeakable Scene

Boy, 6, Flees Island Cave, Leads Police Back to Unspeakable Scene
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A 6-year-old German boy led authorities to a cave in Tenerife, in Spain’s Canary Islands, where they found the bodies of his mother and brother after the boy had fled his father who allegedly trapped his whole family there.

After escaping the cave, the boy, who was identified as Jonas, was found crying and covered in dirt by a group of hikers on a path near the south of the island, reported local media El Pais. It was believed the boy had been wandering the mountains alone and in shock for about five hours.