Update:
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Chief of Ormond Beach police Jesse Godfrey released this statement earlier Sunday:
“Earlier today, just before noon, our officers responded to a report of a missing child at Central Park off Fleming Avenue. A father was at the park with his three young children, all under the age of 5, when one of them, 4-year-old Waylon Childs, went missing.
As the Chief of Police for Ormond Beach, I want to assure you that we are doing everything within our power to find Waylon. This search is a true team effort, with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Sheriff’s Office, and local law enforcement from neighboring cities all working closely with us to conduct a thorough and exhaustive search.
Our search teams are covering all areas—on the ground, in the air, and in the water—and we will not rest until we exhaust all options and have answers on Waylon’s whereabouts.
If you have any information, no matter how small it may seem, please contact us immediately. Your support and vigilance can make all the difference. The number to call is 1-888-356-4774 to leave a tip.”
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Police in Ormond Beach are searching for a missing 4-year-old boy.
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Waylon Childs was last seen in the area of 600 block of Fleming Avenue in Ormond Beach.
He was last seen wearing a maroon shirt, maroon sweatpants, and gray shoes.
Law enforcement said to check areas with water.
Childs is 3 feet and 3 inches tall and has brown hair and brown eyes
Anyone who knows his whereabouts is asked to call the Ormond Beach Police Department at 386-677-0731 or 911.
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