COOS COUNTY, Oregon (KCBY) – The Oregon Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that the body of a missing 5 year old boy has been found.

Joshua James McCoy disappeared three days ago with Almost 100 people came out to look for him on Tuesday. including the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and local fire departments.

The Coos County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the child’s body was found Tuesday afternoon.

“It is with immense sadness that we have to report that the missing Joshua McCoy has been found deceased,” CCSO stated in a news release around 6 p.m. Tuesday.

McCoy had been missing since Saturday afternoonNovember 9. It was reported to North Coos dispatch through a third party at 6:27 p.m. First responders arrived on scene at 6:45 p.m.

Shortly thereafter, it was discovered that the boy had a cell phone and a phone call was made to that phone.

“The information related to the phone ping did not provide any fruitful information,” CCSO said.

Several deputies began a search of the property while investigating allegations that McCoy was picked up by a known family member, which was later found to be untrue, according to the Sheriff’s Office. An ‘Attempt to Locate’ (ATL) was sent to all surrounding agencies.

On Sunday, Nov. 10, deputies continued to search the property and surrounding areas, along with several Coos County Search and Rescue volunteers, including K9 units and ground and drone operators. A pond on the property was drained and nothing of interest was located.

During Sunday’s search, additional resources were requested from neighboring counties in southern Oregon and northern California. Authorities remained at the scene until the next teams arrived in the morning to continue the investigation.

At around 6 a.m. on Monday, November 11, search and rescue officers and volunteers continued the operation. Several members of local fire departments arrived to assist. Additional CORSAR assistance was requested for the following day, consisting of search and rescue members from several counties in Oregon and California.

On Tuesday, November 12, the search continued with the help of federal partners, local Search and Rescue, and CORSAR.

On Tuesday, Nov. 12, around 12:30 p.m., McCoy was discovered dead and found approximately 1.6 miles as the crow flies northwest of the boy’s residence and nearly two miles down the road, police said.

The investigation is ongoing.

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The areas that have been searched have been very exhaustive and methodical due to the circumstances of the disappearance. We have had incredible support from the community in feeding all of these volunteers.

Thank you to the departments and agencies that assist the Coos County Sheriff’s Office; Homeland Security, FBI, OSP, NCMEC, Bandon Police, MP Police, Coos Bay Police, Lincoln co. SO, CORSAR Seven Counties, Charleston Fire, NB Fire, Coquille Fire, Mp Fire, and Ambulance, among others.