{"id":189522,"date":"2026-05-11T21:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/189522\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T21:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:08:07","slug":"missing-5-year-old-boy-found-dead-in-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/189522\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing 5-year-old boy found dead in Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"

A missing 5-year-old boy was found dead in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, after a search over the weekend, authorities said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ajani Jermanie Samuel was found dead in a body of water around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, CBS affiliate WYOU<\/a> reported. Crews were searching for the 5-year-old boy with autism all day on Sunday after he went missing from his home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Morning Call<\/a> reported that the boy was reported missing around 9 a.m. on Sunday after he left the area of the 100 block of Rose Drive in Chestnuthill Township. <\/p>\n

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A 5-year-old boy was found dead in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, after a search over the weekend, authorities said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

(Photo Credit: Pennsylvania Mountain Rescue)<\/p>\n

According to a Facebook post on Sunday from Pennsylvania Mountain Rescue<\/a>, its wilderness rescue squad was called to Saylorsburg to assist in the search. K-9s with the team helped find the boy’s body, officials said. It was not immediately clear exactly where the boy was found.<\/p>\n

“Our hearts go out to his family, friends and community members affected by today’s events. This is never that outcome that anyone wants to be a part of,” Pennsylvania Mountain Rescue’s Facebook post said on Sunday.<\/p>\n

No other information was immediately released.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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