Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that the human remains found last month near Montezuma, Iowa, were confirmed to be missing 11-year-old Xavior Harrelson.
Xavior was reported missing on May 27. On September 30, a body was found “in a rural area approximately 3 miles northwest of Montezuma,” Sheriff Thomas Kriegel stated Friday.
The Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that “the human remains have been positively identified as those of Xavior Harrelson,” Kriegel added.
The boy’s cause of death has not been released, CNN reported.
Xavior went missing after he had just completed fourth grade and he was on summer break from Montezuma Elementary School.
The school’s principal, Kurt Hanna, recalled Xavior going from classroom to classroom saying goodbye to students and wishing them a good summer.
“You never think that would be one of the last times you see somebody. I’m praying it’s not,” Hanna said at the time, adding that he was “always wanting to make sure you’re in a good mood and having a smile on your face.”
