Dante, 12, from Falkenberg, honored with silent minutes

The disappearance of Dante touched a whole country. For three days, the police, the army, the rescue services and thousands of volunteers searched for the little boy.

But on Friday, the search was halted after the police found someone dead, probably Dante.

"Our thoughts go mainly to all the neighborhood residents, to his family and friends," said Christer Bartholdsson, the police chief who was forced to give the heartbreaking message at a press conference on Monday. even tonight.

He added:

"I am extremely grateful, both as a police officer and as a human being, for his commitment to help, which is a difficult commitment to make. have done incredibly warm.

Announced silence

During the Friday, hundreds of falconers searched the main square of the city, where a sea of ​​light and flowers developed in the evening.

And expressions of widespread pain continued on Saturday.

In the Facebook group "Dante 12 years old – Minnessida", we called a quiet moment for the little boy. You wrote:

"Saturday 10/11 At 8:00 pm, we will spend a quiet moment in the whole country for Dante, together we can accept and support the family and honor Dante's memory."

The post has been shared thousands of times and many have commented on the initiative.

"This guy did not let anybody in. All love for all parents," wrote one person.

Another wrote:

"I think I'm talking to all those who were looking for or who helped me in another way when I say that Dante made us show what we can do together and touched us all like never before! "

"Feel together"

A quiet moment took place at Stortorget in Falkenberg and Gustav Adolf Square in Göteborg on Saturday night.

Martin Martinsson was one of those who participated in the silent minute in Gothenburg.

Despite the rain and debris, the Gothenburgers stood there with their umbrellas to pay homage to Dante. One after the other, people stood silently in front of the statue of Gustav II Adolf and lit their candles placed at the foot of the statue and dissolved the darkness.

He participated in the search for Dante and is the father of a boy who, like Dante, is suffering from Down syndrome. Martin read high in an article previously published by the Swedish Down Association, of which he is also a member.

"First of all, we want to regret the sadness and pain of Dante's parents, we did not feel like Dante, but we do have family relationships, such as the parents of children with Down syndrome, said Martin.

"We want the result to become another, but there is still some relief that his loved ones now seem to be able to finish.