An investigation is currently being launched by Fife Council after a five-year-old boy was left behind at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling on his school trip.
The incident, which the council are treating as “extremely serious”, took place on Monday afternoon when 300 children were taken to the park. It wasn’t until the teachers arrived back at Pitcorthie Primary and Nursery where mum Amanda was waiting to collect her son, Owen, did they realise the little boy was missing.
Amanda drove to the park along with a number of teachers where, thankfully, the youngster was found safe and well after being discovered by a security guard. Understandably upset, Owen's grandmother, Sandra, said: "[The school] said they had contacted the Care Commission and there would be an inquiry in to it, but when we phoned the Care Commission they said they'd not heard anything about it. We're very angry and we want answers about what happened and why the teachers never did a head count or took a register."
Head of education and children’s services at Fife council, Peter McNaughton, said: "We are treating this incident extremely seriously and an investigation has been launched. As soon as the child was noted as missing, immediate action was taken to contact Blair Drummond Safari Park and the police.”
