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Authorities find body of 5-year-old Joshua McCoy, missing boy who disappeared from home during naptime with mother in Hauser, Oregon
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Authorities find body of 5-year-old Joshua McCoy, missing boy who disappeared from home during naptime with mother in Hauser, Oregon

The body of a 5-year-old Oregon boy who had been missing since the weekend was found Tuesday, the Coos County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. ABC News reported.

“It is with great sadness that we have to report that missing Joshua McCoy has been found deceased,” the statement read.

Joshua McCoy, who has autism, went missing from his home in Hauser, according to the sheriff’s office. He and his mother had taken a nap Saturday afternoon, but when his mother woke up around 5:30 p.m. local time, Joshua was missing, according to the sheriff’s office.

The sheriff’s office activated CORSAR — the California Oregon Regional Search and Rescue Task Force — to help search for the child.

Drones and K-9 resources were involved in the search. Authorities tried to ping the boy’s cell phone, but it yielded no “fruitful information,” the sheriff’s office said. Additionally, a pond on the property was drained but nothing of interest was located. The sheriff’s office also requested assistance from state and federal agencies.

The sheriff said the boy’s body was discovered around 12:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, about 1.6 miles away from his home.

“Nothing has been ruled out at this time as we are considering all possible avenues,” the Coos County Sheriff’s Office said in an update Monday.

Joshua, whose sixth birthday would have been Saturday, was described by authorities as 3 feet, 6 inches tall and 50 to 60 pounds with brown eyes and shoulder-length brown hair.

The investigation is ongoing and no additional information will be released at this time, the sheriff’s office said.

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