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| Ben Needham search: Toddler 'feared dead in digger crush' | Ben Needham search: Toddler 'feared dead in digger crush' |
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| Missing toddler Ben Needham may have been crushed to death by a digger, campaigners searching for him have been told. | Missing toddler Ben Needham may have been crushed to death by a digger, campaigners searching for him have been told. |
| Ben, from Sheffield, was 21 months old when he disappeared on the Greek island of Kos on 24 July 1991. | Ben, from Sheffield, was 21 months old when he disappeared on the Greek island of Kos on 24 July 1991. |
| The official campaign group, headed by his mother, said police were set to excavate two sites on the island. | The official campaign group, headed by his mother, said police were set to excavate two sites on the island. |
| Police, who suspect Ben died 25 years ago, have told his mother to "prepare for the worst", the Daily Mirror says. | Police, who suspect Ben died 25 years ago, have told his mother to "prepare for the worst", the Daily Mirror says. |
| More on this story and other news from across South Yorkshire | More on this story and other news from across South Yorkshire |
| Kerry Needham told the newspaper: "They are no longer looking for a missing person. How do I cope with that?" | Kerry Needham told the newspaper: "They are no longer looking for a missing person. How do I cope with that?" |
| No trace | No trace |
| Ben vanished after travelling to the island with his mother and grandparents who were renovating a run-down farmhouse building in the village of Iraklis. | Ben vanished after travelling to the island with his mother and grandparents who were renovating a run-down farmhouse building in the village of Iraklis. |
| The dig is to take place close to where Ben was last seen playing near his grandparents' home. | The dig is to take place close to where Ben was last seen playing near his grandparents' home. |
| Det Supt Matt Fenwick, of South Yorkshire Police, said: "There will be planned operational activity at two locations on the island that have been identified as areas of interest to the investigation. | Det Supt Matt Fenwick, of South Yorkshire Police, said: "There will be planned operational activity at two locations on the island that have been identified as areas of interest to the investigation. |
| "We continue to keep an open mind and have updated Ben's family about certain lines of inquiry we're currently exploring." | "We continue to keep an open mind and have updated Ben's family about certain lines of inquiry we're currently exploring." |
| He said an appeal in May, when officers returned to Kos to carry out house-to-house visits and distribute leaflets and posters, had "prompted new information and lines of inquiry". | He said an appeal in May, when officers returned to Kos to carry out house-to-house visits and distribute leaflets and posters, had "prompted new information and lines of inquiry". |
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