Human remains found in Wisconsin identified as 3-year-old boy missing since February
Human remains found on private property are those of 3-year-old boy who went missing in February, authorities in Wisconsin announced Friday.
Human remains found on private property are those of 3-year-old boy who went missing in February, authorities in Wisconsin announced Friday.
Two Rivers Police Chief Benjamin Meinnert said the remains, which were tested forensically and determined to be those of Elijah Vue, were found only three miles northwest from where the child had been reported missing.
“This is not the outcome that we hoped for. The family’s devastated. We’re devastated. Our community is devastated,” he said. “I never met Elijah, but I watched that 3-year-old boy bring out the best in this community.”
A deer hunter found the skeletal remains Saturday in a wooded area with thick underbrush that was repeatedly searched by air and on the ground over the months, Meinnert said.
“What started out as a search for a missing boy is now a death investigation,” he said.
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