A 5-year-old Michigan boy who went missing on Christmas Day has been found dead, officials said on Thursday.
Beau Brennan Belson was last seen playing with other family members in front of a family member's home in Six Lakes on Wednesday around 2:30 p.m. when they noticed he went missing.
Belson's family members attempted to find him in the area to no avail and contacted the Michigan State Police.
Police said at a press conference on Thursday afternoon that Belson's body was found in a pond. Authorities said Belson might have wandered away.
(MORE: 4-year-old Baltimore boy who 'disappeared' from grandmother's porch found dead, was 'never missing': Police)Belson "was recovered from a pond adjacent to the home from which he was reported missing shortly after noon today by the MSP Marine Services Team," police said on their official Twitter page Thursday.
(MORE: Parents of boy who vanished 30 years ago still have hope he's alive)"Unfortunately, he was found in a pond and he is no longer with us. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family," said Lt. Commander Kevin Sweeney to a room of search and rescue volunteers at the Belvidere Township Fire Department.
The Michigan State Police and Sixth District detectives will investigate the circumstances surrounding Belson's death, said Lt. Dave Cope in a press release issued on Thursday.