5-year-old boy Beau Brennan Belson, who went missing on Christmas Day, found dead

Beau Brennan Belson was last seen playing outside his house in Six Lakes.

December 26, 2019, 3:33 PM

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.

An undated photo shows Beau Brennan Belson, 5, who has been missing from Six Lakes, Mich., since the afternoon of Dec. 25, 2019.
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.

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.

Volunteers congregate near the command post for the search for 5-year-old Beau Belson in Six Lakes, Mich., Dec. 26, 2019.
WZZM

"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.