A Nigerian boy, Ryan Akagbusi, 8, declared missing by his mother has been found dead in a lake in Texas, United States of America.
Akabusi, who was autistic and from Richmond was being sought by the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office after he was declared missing. His dead body was by the authorities on Sunday, August 25, 2024.
He was reportedly found d£ad in a lake near his home by Texas EquuSearch.
The child’s mom, Ademorowa Oladeinde told ABC13 on Saturday that home surveillance footage showed her son leaving their house in the 19900 block of Kendall Lake Drive at 4:56 a.m. Half an hour later, her neighbour’s camera captured him walking on a nearby street. Oladeinde said she later found a pair of his shoes on the road.
A local Amber Alert was issued late Saturday afternoon and Texas EquuSearch organized a search party to comb the Lakemont neighborhood. The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office cordoned off parts of a retention pond and closed a road where deputies could be seen searching with K9s.
