The Disappearance of 17-Year-Old Edoardo Galli: A Community's Plea for His Return

Edoardo Galli, a 17-year-old from Colico (Lecco), has been missing for four days, vanishing without a trace last Thursday. The teenager had left to go to school in Morbegno (Sondrio) but did not attend class and is believed to have taken a train from Morbegno station towards Lecco-Monza-Milan. The cellphone he had with him is turned off. His disappearance was reported by his parents, who made a heartfelt appeal on 'Chi l'ha visto': 'We are waiting for you with open arms, come back, we are all worried - the boy's father said -. Come, we miss you so much. Do not worry about anything, we are waiting for you. Wherever you are, come back immediately, we are all anxious. You have no idea how your grandparents are doing. Wherever you are, come back. Please come to us.' The mother added: 'We all love you. Please come home, we are waiting for you with open arms.' The association Penelope Lombardia has taken an interest in the case, sharing photos and a description of Edoardo. At the time of his disappearance, as read in the post shared on social media, Edoardo Galli, tall at 1.80 meters, with light brown hair, gray-green eyes, and wearing photochromic glasses, was wearing a dark blue denim jacket, beige fleece, brown checkered shirt, and white Adidas shoes with blue stripes. Among his distinguishing features, a slight scar above his right eye is noted. When he left home, he had his cellphone with him, which, however, is turned off. Anyone who sees him can contact the law enforcement at 112 or the Penelope Lombardia Association at 380.7814931. The prefecture of Lecco has also issued an appeal, and anyone with useful information can call the carabinieri at the number 0341/940106. According to information spread by the boy's acquaintances on social media, Edoardo 'might have ventured into the mountains alone, as in the days before he had spent a lot of time on mountain websites with the following keywords: how long can a person survive without food in the mountains, mountain dangers, building survival shelters' reads a post. The young man does not have significant alpine experience and is not known to have taken food or water and might need to buy them but had taken a sleeping bag with him. Among the circulating hypotheses, there is also that the 17-year-old may have headed towards the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, because his mother is of Russian nationality and he could have dual citizenship.