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| Ben Needham disappearance: Police to dig up land on Kos | Ben Needham disappearance: Police to dig up land on Kos |
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| British police are to help dig up land on a Greek island close to where Sheffield toddler Ben Needham disappeared 21 years ago. | British police are to help dig up land on a Greek island close to where Sheffield toddler Ben Needham disappeared 21 years ago. |
| Ben vanished on the island of Kos in July 1991, when he was 21 months old. | Ben vanished on the island of Kos in July 1991, when he was 21 months old. |
| In May, his mother Kerry dismissed a report he could have died in a building site accident near the family's house. | |
| Experts from police forces from across the UK have flown out to assist Greek authorities in their search of the area on Friday. | Experts from police forces from across the UK have flown out to assist Greek authorities in their search of the area on Friday. |
| It is understood that Mrs Needham will arrive on Kos, supported by a police family liaison officer, during the search. | |
| Rubble mound | |
| A dog trained to search for human remains will be used. | |
| The Daily Mirror reported in May that Greek police believed Ben may have been buried under rubble near the farmhouse. | The Daily Mirror reported in May that Greek police believed Ben may have been buried under rubble near the farmhouse. |
| The newspaper said Greek police wanted to excavate the now-overgrown mound of earth and rubble on a property neighbouring the farmhouse which Mrs Needham's father was renovating at the time of her son's disappearance. | The newspaper said Greek police wanted to excavate the now-overgrown mound of earth and rubble on a property neighbouring the farmhouse which Mrs Needham's father was renovating at the time of her son's disappearance. |
| Mrs Needham told the BBC at the time: "I was horrified when I saw that. I know my son is alive and well and out there somewhere. | |
| "That mound of rubble was already there when Ben was still there. | "That mound of rubble was already there when Ben was still there. |
| "I find it very, very unlikely that Ben is there, unless he buried himself." | "I find it very, very unlikely that Ben is there, unless he buried himself." |