FL Malachi Froi Medina, 7, Inverness, 22 Sept 2017

[ChatteringBirds]

I saw this missing little boy on NamUs today. I can't find anything else, but I decided to create this thread for him with the assumption he is still missing.

Please help by looking for more information about his case. Also if someone could post any rule-outs listed on NamUs. Thanks.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)


Missing Person / NamUs #MP42323
Malachi Froi Medina
Male, Asian

Date of Last Contact: September 22, 2017
Missing From: Inverness, Florida

Case Numbers
NCMEC Number: 1311803

Missing Age: 7 Years
Current Age: 10 Years

Height: 4' 2" (50 Inches)
Weight: 48 - 78 lbs
Race / Ethnicity: Asian
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown

Circumstances of Disappearance
Malachi Froi Medina was last seen on September 22, 2017.

Last Known Location: Inverness, Florida
County: Citrus County
Missing From Tribal Land: Unknown

NamUs Case Created: February 22, 2018

 

[JaneDrew]

I think he may have been found. If you search "Froi Medina" without "Malachi" the first link is to a missionary profile of a family, who have a son named "Malichi" (different spelling - not sure which is the correct spelling for the child). One of the two sons in the family picture is a spot-on ringer for the picture of the missing child. The picture is undated, but the most recent post is from 2019 with no mention of the child being missing.

The family is listed as working in the Philippines which, if they have a connection there, would make sense with the last name of Spanish origin and ethnicity described as Asian.

I feel very confident this is the child. I am just not 100% sure this means he's been found. The alternative would be if they are using a photo from before he went missing and just not mentioning his being missing on this particular site. But given the nature of the site, it seems like they might request prayers for that, and I do think he looks older in the photograph on the website than in the NamUs photo.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

@JaneDrew Thanks for looking and responding with what you found. I am not sure myself if he's the same little boy but hope so.