SILVERTHORNE, Colo. — The body of a 1-and-a-half-year-old boy who went missing in an open space in Silverthorne has been found, officials said Tuesday evening.
Denver7 has removed his photo from this story.
Early Tuesday afternoon, the Silverthorne Police Department responded to a report of a missing 1-and-a-half-year-old boy at Willow Grove Open Space. The department posted about the search at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday on social media.
Willow Grove Open Space is located at the end of Mesa Drive, according to the city's website, and the Blue River Trail passes through the area. The open space has a small pond, a walking trail and includes part of the Blue River.
The police department later published a description and a photo of the child, saying he was wearing a green sweatshirt, blue jean shorts, and white Nike shoes. Since his body was found and out of respect for his family, we removed that photo from this story.
In addition to the Silverthorne Police Department, multiple other agencies responded to help search the Blue River and surrounding area, including Colorado State Patrol, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, Dillon Police Department, Frisco Police Department, Summit County Rescue Group, Summit Fire and EMS, and Red, White and Blue Fire Protection District.
The body of the missing child was found around 5 p.m.
Denver7 reached out to the police department, which told us that foul play is not suspected.
No details were available on the cause of death, which will be released by the Summit County Coroner's Office at a later time.
"Our hearts go out to the family who lost a loved one and to emergency responders who were involved in the incident," the Town of Silverthorne wrote in an online update.
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