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About 40 officers and search and rescue volunteers are involved
A fresh search has started on the Greek island of Kos for a Sheffield toddler who went missing 21 years ago.
Ben Needham vanished on the island in July 1991, when he was 21 months old.
Experts from police forces across the UK have flown out to help Greek authorities search a mound of rubble near the family's former farmhouse.
Officers from South Yorkshire Police with specially trained dogs were the first on to the mound and fields surrounding the house.
A digger was also seen at the site.
Trained dogsBBC Look North's Tom Ingall said about 40 officers and search and rescue volunteers were taking part in the operation.
In May Ben's mother Kerry dismissed a report he could have died in a building site accident near the house.
It is understood that Mrs Needham will arrive on Kos, supported by a police family liaison officer, during the search.
The operation, expected to last a week to 10 days, follows a Greek police request for specialist support to follow through a line of inquiry they have developed.
Previous theories on Ben's disappearance have included murder or abduction. It was felt possible he might have been sold on to a family who could not have a child.
South Yorkshire Police, which has reviewed all material held by Greek police in relation to the case, has obtained Ben's DNA from Sheffield Children's Hospital.
The force said experts would examine the ground using the geophysical equipment, to determine whether any areas should be dug up.
In a statement, Mrs Needham said: "I am so pleased that this investigation is now moving forward and that the Greek authorities are showing a true commitment to investigate Ben's disappearance."
Dogs trained to find human remains are also being used during the search.
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