The body of a 5-year-old Oregon boy who had been missing since the weekend was found on Tuesday, the Coos County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It is with immense sadness that we have to report that missing Joshua McCoy has been found deceased,” the statement read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joshua McCoy, who had 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.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The sheriff’s office had activated CORSAR — the California Oregon Regional Search and Rescue Task Force — to help search for the child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Drones and K-9 resources were involved in the search. Authorities tried pinging the boy’s cellphone but it did not yield any “fruitful information,” the sheriff’s office said. In addition, 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The sheriff’s office said the boy’s body was discovered about 12:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, about 1.6 miles away from his home.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n “Nothing is being ruled out at this time as we are considering all possible avenues,” the Coos County Sheriff’s Office said in an update on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Joshua’s sixth birthday would have been on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The investigation is ongoing and no additional information will be released at this time, the sheriff’s office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n