HENDERSON, Tenn. – The body of a 2-year-old boy missing since Jan. 14 was has been found in a clearing in the woods surrounding his home in the Pinson community.
WMC-TV reports Chester County Sheriff Blair Weaver announced the discovery during a late afternoon news conference on Thursday. Speaking through tears, Weaver called the boy’s death a tragic accident.
Noah went missing during a walk in the woods with his grandmother and 4-year-old sister. The days-long search included hundreds of volunteers.
Weaver said finding Noah’s body was “not the outcome we wanted, but we felt like we got some peace by bringing him home.”