Found Deceased VA - Juan Mejia Acevedo, 12, Endangered, Abducted by unknown person, last seen 9am in 200 block Mica Ave, Virginia Beach, 24 Jan 2025

[JourneyRain]

Ugh, I don’t know how to link but a body was recovered in the ponds near his house.

 

[JourneyRain]

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-new...ng-for-missing-12-year-old-in-virginia-beach/

 

[LauraAnne]

Ugh, I don’t know how to link but a body was recovered in the ponds near his house.

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/search-team-deployed-looking-for-missing-12-year-old-in-virginia-beach/

 

[lynchmob67]

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-new...ng-for-missing-12-year-old-in-virginia-beach/

Looks like the pond is iced over, hoping he didn’t fall in.

 

[Jo in Calif]

Police confirm body pulled from pond on Monday was missing 12YO boy

Police on Monday afternoon confirmed the body discovered Monday was Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo.

www.13newsnow.com

 

[Jo in Calif]

AMBER Alert: Police give live update after a body is found in search for missing Virginia Beach boy

The latest on the search for Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, who hasn't been seen since Friday.

www.13newsnow.com

 

[MrsWatson]

Oh no, not at all the outcome I was hoping for.

 

[Pseudonymph]

Looks like the pond is iced over, hoping he didn’t fall in

I didn’t even think of that, but you’re right, it’s a possibility.

 

[MrsWatson]

I wonder if he was fooling around on the ice and it cracked. That's completely something a 12 year old would do.

 

[Pseudonymph]

I didn’t even think of that, but you’re right, it’s a possibility.

Also, since I live here as I said earlier, an iced pond is a total novelty to local kids. We had snow for the first time in a couple of years last week.

 

[Megnut]

Sad ending but maybe no foul play at all. Just a terrible, terrible accident with Noone around to save him.

Accidental drowning is tragedy enough but it would be worlds less awful than abduction and murder.

My sympathy to his family.

 

[TheMom77]

Oh how horrible. My heart goes out to his loved ones.

 

[lynchmob67]

Police didn't elaborate on the circumstances surrounding Acevedo's death, but Chief Neudigate said he thinks the ice that formed during the recent cold weather "played a big role."

Missing 12-year-old's body found in nearby pond

A body matching 12-year-old Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo's description was recovered Monday from a pond in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

www.wtvr.com

 

[tlcya]

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-new...ng-for-missing-12-year-old-in-virginia-beach/

A body was pulled from a pond during the afternoon, matching his description.

oh no

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Oh how awful. So sorry to see this outcome.

Perhaps he thought he'd play a bit on the ice before heading to his planned destination? I can imagine the 12-year-old boys I know doing that...

Rest in peace.

 

[iamshadow21]

How did this qualify for an Amber alert? I know Juan was young, but there's no car description, no 'abductor' description, no video of him going anywhere with anyone.

And how he was found suggests misadventure, an accidental death alone.

MOO

 

[truthfinder2019]

Heartbreaking, I had so much hope for this boy and his family. Terrible :-(

 

[swanniee11]

Very sad outcome, Prayers for Juan and his family.

 

[moonriverfarm]

Wonder what made them think he had been kidnapped.

 

[Jo in Calif]

Wonder what made them think he had been kidnapped.

The family of Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo has received ransom requests through social media, prompting police to treat the case as an abduction, according to new information from the Virginia Beach Police Department.

AMBER Alert: Virginia Beach police deploy drones, bloodhounds, helicopters in search for missing 12-year-old boy

An AMBER Alert remains active for Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo.

www.13newsnow.com