Everett Police locate body, believed to be missing 4-year-old boy

Body found believed to be of missing Everett boy

The body of missing 4-year-old Ariel Garcia is believed to have been found in Snohomish County, according to the Everett Police Department.

EVERETT, Wash. - Everett Police have located a body believed to be missing 4-year-old Ariel Garcia, who was last seen on Wednesday morning in the 4800 block of Vesper Drive in Everett.

The body was found outside of Everett around 6 p.m. Thursday evening, according to police. However, police did not say the exact location where the body was found.

Police say initial indications are that the body is that of Garcia. His family has been notified, and the Washington State Patrol posted the canceled at-risk missing person alert on X, formerly Twitter, at 7:26 p.m Thursday.

The Snohomish County Medical Examiner will determine the boy's cause and manner of death, and release details at a later date.

Timeline: Missing 4-year-old boy Ariel Garcia's body believed found near Everett

Police say there is no active threat to the community.

Everett Police initially said Garcia disappeared "under suspicious circumstances" after he left an apartment complex with a family member.