An investigation has been launched after a five-year-old boy was left behind at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling following a school day trip.
The child, a pupil at Pitcorthie Primary and Nursery in Dunfermline, was discovered missing when the school bus returned without him. Police were called and later found the boy safe at the park.
Peter McNaughton, head of Fife Council's education and children's services, 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.'
He added: 'The five year old was found safe and well, still playing in the children's play area, which is in a completely separate area to the animal enclosures.'
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said officers were called at 15:30 on Monday 25 May, but the child was quickly traced and safely returned to his family.
