By Micheal Chukwuebuka, Reporting
THE remains of an 8-year-old Nigerian boy was recovered from a lake in Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas.
According to reports, Ryan Akagbusi disappeared from his home in the early hours of Saturday, August 24, 2024.
About 24 hours after he was reported missing, a body was found in the lake.
Texas authorities later identified the body as that of missing Ryan.
Before Ryan’s body was found, it was gathered that the county Sheriff’s Office’s official Facebook page was flooded with community members offering to help the authorities search for the missing boy following an appeal to residents for any information that might aid in locating the minor.
Ryan’s mother stated that surveillance footage captured him leaving his bedroom at around 4:56 am, with “surveillance video from a neighbour” showing “the boy walking down a nearby street about 30 minutes later.”
“My friends and family are here. The whole neighbourhood. Police are here.
“We’ve had K9. We’ve had helicopters. We’ve had drones go around. We’ve gone door to door.
“Everybody is here. The whole Lakemont is here,” the mother said.
Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday, announced on Facebook that Ryan had been “located by Texas EquuSearch this morning.
His body was retrieved from the lake near his last known location, bringing the search to a tragic close.
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