Missing 2-Year-Old Found Dead After Multi-Agency Search In Okfuskee County

A two-year-old boy missing in Okfuskee County was found dead around 6:15 p.m. on Monday, authorities said.

Monday, September 12th 2022, 10:17 pm

By: News On 6

OKFUSKEE COUNTY, Okla. -

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: A two-year-old boy missing in Okfuskee County was found dead around 6:15 p.m. on Monday, authorities said.

A two-year-old child was been reported missing near Okemah, according to the Muscogee Nation.

Ares Muse was last seen wearing black pajamas with bright-colored dinosaurs according to the Muscogee Nation. Authorities say Ares went missing from his home sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. Monday morning. According to Jim Parish with the Dept. Of Public Safety, Ares crawled into bed with his parents around 1:30 a.m. but when the father woke up at 6:30 a.m., he noticed the boy was not in bed and wasn't inside the home.

The father told DPS that the child was able to get past three locking mechanisms prior to opening an exterior door.

Jason Salsman, press secretary with Muscogee Creek Nation, said authorities were using everything from K9s to drones in the search for the boy.

Salsman said there were about 20 different law enforcement agencies assisting in the search.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol initially issued an "Ashanti Alert" for Ares on Monday but DPS said that was an error. An Endangered Missing Advisory (EMA) was issued just after 3 p.m.