Father and 6-Year-Old Son Found Dead in Michigan After Going Missing

A 6-year-old boy and his father were tragically found dead in Michigan after failing to return home as expected, authorities reported. The Isabella County Sheriff’s Office began searching for the boy after he was reported missing on Monday from the Mt. Pleasant area.

He was last seen in the company of his father, according to the report. The boy’s mother had contacted the sheriff’s office earlier that day, expressing concern that her son had not been returned to her custody as scheduled, M Live reported.

Deputies initially responded to the father’s residence but found no one at home. Over the next 24 hours, law enforcement made multiple attempts to locate both the boy and his father, but their whereabouts remained unknown. As the investigation progressed, detectives reached out to family members and friends in hopes of finding any leads, told The Morning Sun.

They eventually contacted a sibling of the father, who also had not been able to reach him. The situation took a tragic turn when a family member decided to break a window on a camper located at the back of the father’s property. Through the window, they could see a man inside who appeared to be deceased. Law enforcement quickly responded and used a breaching tool to enter the camper, where they discovered the bodies of the father and his young son, WZZM reported.

Preliminary findings from the investigation suggest that the father died by suicide after killing his son. Authorities have not yet released the names of the victims as the investigation remains ongoing. The Isabella County Sheriff’s Office continues to look into the circumstances surrounding this heartbreaking incident.