After issuing an Amber Alert and searching the air, land and sea, authorities have found the body of a previously missing 4-year-old boy in Mission Bay, according to CBS 8.
Young Wesley Hilaire was reported missing after going on an outing to the beach with his aunt and family members, NBC San Diego reported. Police believed the boy was either abducted or drowned, but after his reported disappearance, reports surfaced of the boy being taken away.
An eye witness reported seeing Hilaire leave with a 6-foot, 235-pound, dark skinned man with short black hair in his 40s, according to The Los Angeles Times.
Helicopters and police dogs were called in to aid with the search, and it is being reported that his body was found early Sunday morning.
"We are sad to report that 4 year old Wesley Hilaire has drowned. Thank you all for helping with the search," the San Diego Police Department tweeted.
The boy's father was recently deployed with the Navy and is away from home, receiving the news of his son's disappearance while aboard the USS George Washington.
"Yes, it's hard. I talked to him last night. No word on if they're going to fly him in," said Daniesha Hilaire, the boy's mother.
