The wilderness-dwelling, English-speaking boy who wandered into Berlin last week, claiming that he spent the past five years in the forest with his father following his mothers death, may have been from the Czech Republic.
The 17-year-old boy, who says his name is Ray, is not sure where is he from originally or what his nationality is. He claims that he walked north using a compass after his father fell down and died in the forest they had been living.
However, authorities in Germany are looking into whether he is from the Czech Republic, which is around 150 miles from Berlin, according to the U.K. Press Association.
Ray’s English is very good but police say he may not be a native speaker. He does not speak much German, according to the news agency.
“He only said that he walked for a few days north,” a police spokesperson said. “It may be possible that he did not walk exactly north, and the position of Berlin is right on the east side of Germany so it’s possible to come from the Czech Republic because it’s not far away.”
The Ore Mountains are located in southern Germany and in the Czech Republic, and are covered with dense woods, which would be perfect for hiding away from civilization.
According to a Daily Telegraph report earlier this week, the boy’s first words when he approached the Berlin City Hall was: “I’m all alone in the world, I don’t know who I am. Please help me.”
Police officials said he did not appear homless and acted normally. “He didn’t look like at all like a vagrant – he didn’t smell, he was clean, his clothes were clean but he simply didn’t know anything about who he was,” a spokesperson from City Hall told the newspaper.
