Missing American Teen Found Safe After Leaving Cruise Ship in Germany: Reports

The 14-year-old American boy who went missing after disembarking from a cruise ship in Germany this week has reportedly been located and reunited with his family.

As previously reported, Aydin Brown was last seen on Thursday, July 4, at around 7 a.m. local time before he disembarked from a Caribbean Princess cruise ship docked at the German port town of Rostock-Warnemünde.

Now, NBC News has reported that Brown's grandmother confirmed he was found safe. Princess Cruises also told the outlet that the teen was reunited with his family.

In a statement to NBC News, the company wrote that it was "delighted that Aydin Brown has been found safe and sound."

“We extend our heartfelt gratitude to German authorities for their swift response and exceptional efforts in locating Aydin after he disembarked in Warnemünde last Thursday morning," the statement continued.

When reached for comment on Sunday, July 7, Princess Cruises did not provide a statement to PEOPLE, instead recommending "confirmation from German officials or the U.S. Embassy in Berlin." Rostock Police in Germany did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment on Sunday.

Fox News reported, citing local police, that Brown was found in Brandenburg, Germany, where he was unharmed and in the company of a 19-year-old. The outlet also said Brown was reunited with family on Saturday night, July 6, citing a family update on social media.

As NBC News reported, the search for Brown remained underway as recently as Saturday, when state and local police shared three new photos of the teen. Two of the images were reportedly taken from security video and showed an unknown man speaking to the boy and walking with him toward Warnemünde Church square at around 7:45 a.m. Thursday.

At the time, local authorities said they wanted to speak with the man or anyone who could identify the man.

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Brown was traveling with his grandmother on the cruise ship before his disappearance. Authorities said the pair got into an argument before Brown left the ship, as previously reported by Fox News.

Katie Brown, a woman who identified herself as the boy's mother, described her son's appearance on Facebook and noted that he is from Texas and was "spotted by camera with an unknown person” at a “train station."

NBC News also previously reported that police were looking for the second person, described as being between the ages of 20 and 25.