Bodies of Jacob McCarty, A Indiana Boy, 14, and Dog Found; A Week After Disappearance
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A 14-year old boy of Indiana is reported to be missing from last week now, found on Tuesday.
The Harrison County Sheriff Department said, that Jacob McCarty and his pet Isabella, a German shepherd spotted in a forest area near Interstate 64. So far, investigators have not found the cause of death. Moreover, they are not suspecting foul play.
When this Indiana Boy went missing?
On September 21st, the 14-year-old boy Jacob McCarty is last seen. Just after past 5 p.m. he and his dog vanished near his home, Corydon which is 25 miles west of Louisville, Kentucky.
What did the investigators say?
On Saturday, a social media video post by Sheriff Nick Smith said, “the Investigators believe that the Indiana boy met up with someone he already got to know on an online gaming platform, but they are not clear who the person is. Also, he believes that Jacob cannot return at that point and need everyone’s help (whoever watching his video).
Also, the Investigators are getting witnesses from the residents and business owners around a radius of 200-mile. They are asking for checking with the security footage they have and if by any chance he (Jacob) might get in eyes from any footage they have.
Standing next to Smith, McCarty’s father pleaded, “Help me bring him home”.
Security footage:
Precisely, On Tuesday, Investigators got a clue got from a tipster. She may have seen McCarty walking his German Shepard around the time he actually disappeared. By the time, a business owner produced security footage. The footage shows a person walking a dog along the interstate around the time the Indiana boy went missing, the Sheriff’s department declared. Jacob went missing at around 11:15 a.m. near his home on September 21st.
Finally, detectives implemented the search and found the boy and the dog’s body. The sheriff’s department declares that it is a devastating and hard time for Jacob’s family and his loved ones.
Sandhya Suresh
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