Missing 5-year-old boy found safe, Nye County Sheriff’s Office says
The Nye County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday night that a missing 5-year-old boy has been located and is safe.
The boy, who goes by the name Junior, had been last seen in the area of Betty Avenue and Lola Lane in Pahrump, and was wearing blue swim trunks and blue flip-flops with no shirt, the Nye County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post around 4 p.m. Sunday.
At around 9:30 p.m. the sheriff’s office said in a statement that the boy was found and is fine.
“We cannot express the gratitude for all the help from the community in searching for this boy for several hours in the heat,” the statement read.
The sheriff’s office said an investigation is ongoing.
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