Photo: Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office
Xavior Harrelsonwas last seen on the morning of May 27in Montezuma when he left his house to go on a bike ride, according to ABC News.
While officials have not confirmed the identity of the body, the Iowa DCI said that “clothing was also found in the area that is consistent with the last-known reported description of 11-year-old Xavior Harrelson.”
Xavior was last seen wearing a red T-shirt, blue pajama pants and black high-top shoes, ABC News andtheDes Moines Registerreport.
He added, “There’s a lot of work yet to be done at the scene here, and as you can imagine, the State Medical Examiner’s Office and State Anthropologist have a lot of work ahead of them in the days, weeks to come.”
Confirming the identity of the remains could take weeks, Mortvedt told theDes Moines Register. However, Xavior’s family was notified of the discovery.
“We still don’t know much,” Mortvedt told the newspaper. “We can make assumptions, but that’s always dangerous.”
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As of last month, investigators told theRegisterthat they had not found evidence of foul play in Xavior’s disappearance.
source: people.com
