ORLANDO, Fla. (CBS12) – The sheriff’s office called off its search after finding the body of a missing 7-year-old boy Monday.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) said Emerson Felix was last seen in the area of ​​Flintshire Street, near Rio Grand Avenue and 40th Street.

While the Sheriff’s Office was conducting searches, the public was asked to keep an eye out for a boy wearing a light-colored cream shirt with a black logo on the chest and light blue shorts with a dark stripe down the side.

Hours after Felix was reported missing, the sheriff’s office provided a devastating update Tuesday morning. The child’s body was found in a body of water near his home, according to the sheriff’s office.

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“We mourn the loss of Emerson and extend our deepest condolences and prayers to his family, classmates and all who love him,” the sheriff’s office said in the release.

From 2019 to 2021 combined, Florida ranked first in the United States in unintentional drowning death rate among children ages 1 to 4, according to the Florida Department of Health. CBS12 spoke with local officials who shared vital reminders to keep all families and their children safe in and around the water – not just during the summer, but all year round.

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