Joshua McCoy, a 5-year-old boy from Oregon who went missing last week, was recently found dead. Joshua was last seen at his home in Hauser, Oregon, on Saturday, November 9, when his mother went to take a nap.
After three days of being disappeared, Joshua was found 1.6 miles away from his home on Tuesday, November 12 at around 12:30 p.m., the Coos County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
"It is with immense sadness that we have to report that missing Joshua McCoy has been found deceased," officials wrote in a Facebook post.
"Joshua was discovered deceased and found approximately 1.6 miles straight line distance north-west from the child’s residence and almost 2 miles by road," the police added.
5-year-old boy Joshua McCoy was found dead after disappearing, authorities reported
According to the officials, Joshua, who had autism, went missing on November 9, when his mother took a nap at around 1 p.m. local time. When she woke up around 5:30 p.m., she couldn’t find him and filed a missing person report. According to a missing person report, Joshua was described as about 3 feet, 6 inches tall, skinny to thin build, weighing between 50 and 60 lbs. with brown eyes and brown shoulder-length hair.
"Several deputies began a search of the property while investigating the allegations of Joshua being picked up by a known family member, which was later found not to be factual. An ‘Attempt To Locate’ (ATL) was sent out to all surrounding agencies," the police wrote on Facebook.
On Sunday, November 10th, police and other volunteers continued their search of the property and surrounding areas. The rescue operation began with K9 units, ground and drone operators.
A pond on the property "was drained and nothing of interest was located," sheriff's officials wrote.
On Monday, the sheriff's office informed that deputies and volunteers "continued the search and rescue operation." Several members of local fire departments and additional assistance also joined before they found Joshua the next day.
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"On Tuesday, November 12th, the search continued with help from our federal partners, local Search and Rescue, along with CORSAR. CORSAR is providing additional search and rescue members from California and from several counties within Oregon," the police said, adding, "Joshua was discovered deceased and found approximately 1.6 miles straight line distance north-west from the child’s residence and almost 2 miles by road."
Joshua's cause of death still remains unknown, and no one is currently in custody. The investigation of Joshua's disappearance and death is ongoing, and no additional information has been released so far.
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