US EditionOfficials Give Update After Body of Missing Randolph County 7-Year-Old Found; 'Absolutely Devastated'
Liam King, who had cognitive impairments, was missing for two days before his body was recovered from a pond near Forest Hills Drive, say authorities.
- Randolph County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday that deputies found the body of 7-year-old Liam A. King in a pond near Forest Hills Drive, Asheboro, at about 10:11 a.m.
- King was reported missing on Sunday after he walked away from his home near Forest Hills Drive, Asheboro, North Carolina, last seen around 11 a.m.; officials said he was nonverbal and had cognitive impairments, which may have contributed to his leaving.
- Responders drained a pond, officials said, while Randolph County search teams used helicopters, airplanes, thermal imagery, and hundreds of volunteers during the two-day search.
- Sheriff Greg Seabolt, Randolph County said `I wish we had positive information to give you` and officials said foul play is not suspected while Liam's death remains an active investigation.
- The discovery was about a tenth of a mile from his home near Forest Hills Drive, Asheboro; officials urged anyone with information to call 911 and said the investigation could take several weeks.
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Body of missing 7-year-old boy found in Randolph County
ASHEBORO, N.C. (WTVD) — The body of a missing 7-year-old boy who went missing Sunday evening has been found in a pond. According to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, the body of 7-year-old Liam A. King was found near where he was first reported missing in Asheboro. Read the full article here. Categories: NC, NC-Carolinas, News, Top Stories Tags: Missing kid, Randolph County Sheriff’s Office
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Winston-Salem JournalBody of missing Asheboro boy, 7, found in pond
Liam King had been missing since Sunday.
Officials give update after body of missing Randolph County 7-year-old found; 'Absolutely devastated'
ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A missing child's body was found Tuesday morning, officials say. According to the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, the body of Liam A. King, 7, was found on Tuesday around 10 a.m. He was found in a pond in the area where he was initially reported missing on Sunday. We are absolutely devastated. I wish more than anything that we had a different outcome—for Liam’s family, for our community, and for the hundreds of first r…
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