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 - Search crews have discovered a body believed to be missing 6-year-old Maddox Ritch off of Marietta Street and Old Dallas Highway in Gastonia, according to the Gastonia Police Department. 
  
 The body was found around 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27 authorities said. Maddox’s parents have been notified of the discovery by law enforcement. 
  
 Identification of the body will be done by the medical examiner’s office. 
  
 Authorities held a news conference around 4 p.m. Thursday where they said that the body of who they believe to be Maddox Ritch was found partially submerged in Long Creek. They would not go into details on the condition of the body other than that it was "camouflaged." 
  
 A crew of 15 people had been searching in the area of Long Creek, about a mile away from Rankin Lake Park where Maddox Ritch was first reported missing, when a rescuer walking down the middle of the creek observed the body. 
  
 Gastonia police said they had searched this stretch of land many times before, but were retracing their steps because they believed Maddox could have been moving around as time passed. 
  
 The FBI's Underwater Search and Evidence Response Team was in the water at Rankin Lake Park Thursday morning as part of their continuing search efforts to find Maddox. 
  
 With heavy hearts we announce a body believed to be 6-year-old Maddox Ritch was found at approximately 1 p.m. off of Marietta Street/Old Dallas Highway in Gastonia. Maddox’s parents have been notified of the discovery. The investigation is ongoing. — FBI Charlotte (@FBICharlotte) September 27, 2018 
  
 This special team had different sonar equipment that had been used in previous searches and they have specialized training to locate even the smallest possible piece of evidence underwater. 
  
 LINK: Father says search for missing 6-year-old son has been "torture" 
  
 NC Emergency Management teams broadened their search area deeper into the marshlands and further east and north through the dense woods surrounding the park Thursday. 
  
 multiple agencies on foot here searching a creek near the park for #maddox @FOX46News pic.twitter.com/odIR1XHiOa — Brandon Earl Smith (@BrandonFox46) September 27, 2018 
  
 Ian Ritch, Maddox's father, said he and his son, along with a friend whose name has not been released, were making their first visit Saturday to the 242-acre park. 
  
 According to Ritch, Maddox was about 25 feet to 30 feet (7 meters to 9 meters) away before he broke into a sprint just as a jogger passed them. The father said he is a diabetic and because he has neuropathy in his feet, he has trouble running. 
  
 “He likes running,” Ritch said. “I couldn’t catch up with him. I feel guilt for letting him get so far ahead of me before I started running after him.” 
  
 LINK: "We searched everywhere": 911 call released on missing Gastonia 6-year-old 
  
 Ritch said the boy looked back at him and laughed, adding that he would slow down and then speed up again. With the help of the friend, Ritch searched for his son but couldn’t find him. Park personnel also joined in the search but didn’t see Maddox, either. After an hour, Ritch called 911, saying he delayed that call because he thought he would find his son and there was no reason to call police. 
  
 “I just want my little boy back home. I want to know he’s safe. I want to give him a big hug as soon as I see him,” he added. “I just want to know he’s safe.” 
  
 The FBI was offering a $10,000 reward for information that will help them find Maddox. Investigators also warned against spreading false rumors. ||||| With heavy hearts we announce a body believed to be 6-year-old Maddox Ritch was found at approximately 1 p.m. off of Marietta Street/Old Dallas Highway in Gastonia. Maddox’s parents have been notified of the discovery. The investigation is ongoing. ||||| Gastonia Police Chief Robert Helton, left, listens as Ian Ritch speaks during a press conference Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, in Gastonia, N.C., about his 6-year-old son Maddox Ritch who disappeared while... (Associated Press) 
  
 Gastonia Police Chief Robert Helton, left, listens as Ian Ritch speaks during a press conference Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, in Gastonia, N.C., about his 6-year-old son Maddox Ritch who disappeared while they were visiting Rankin Lake Park near downtown Gastonia Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. (John Clark... (Associated Press) 
  
 GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — The chief of a North Carolina police department said Thursday he was "heartbroken" over the discovery of a body believed to be that of a missing 6-year-old boy. 
  
 Gastonia Police Chief Robert Helton fought back tears and a breaking voice during a news conference in which it was announced officials believed the body searchers found was that of Maddox Ritch. 
  
 "Our community's heartbroken. This is not the end that we hoped for," Helton said. "I've lost a lot of sleep this week worrying about Maddox." 
  
 Gastonia Fire Chief Phil Welch said the body was found in a creek, slightly more than a mile (1.6 kilometers) east of Rankin Lake Park, by a searcher who was walking down the middle of the creek as his partners stood on the bank. He said the area had been searched previously by drones, all-terrain vehicles and foot patrols. 
  
 Welch said a crew of 15 searchers returned to the creek and discovered the body. 
  
 "There is no sense of accomplishment here today," Welch said. "There is grieving down at our command post." 
  
 FBI agent Jason Kaplan, also fighting tears, said the investigation into what happened to Maddox will continue. He said the water wasn't more than 3 feet (0.9 meters) deep at the spot where the body was found, adding that it's too early to say whether foul play was involved. Neither he nor the other officials would provide additional details regarding the body being found, including how long the body had been in the creek. 
  
 Last Saturday, Maddox Ritch's father said the boy ran off from him and a friend at the park and disappeared before he could catch up to him. 
  
 The news release says the boy's parents have been notified about the body being found, and police scheduled a news conference for later in the afternoon. 
  
 Both parents went before the media this week to plead for any information that would lead to the discovery of Maddox, who was autistic. On Wednesday, Ian Ritch appeared on national television and at a news conference to repeat the pleas. 
  
 According to the boy's father, Ian Ritch, Maddox was about 25 feet to 30 feet (7 meters to 9 meters) away before he broke into a sprint just as a jogger passed them. The father said he is a diabetic and because he has neuropathy in his feet, he has trouble running. 
  
 "He likes running," Ritch said. "I couldn't catch up with him. I feel guilt for letting him get so far ahead of me before I started running after him." 
  
 Ritch said the boy looked back at him and laughed, adding that he would slow down and then speed up again. With the help of the friend, Ritch searched for his son but couldn't find him. Park personnel also joined in the search but didn't see Maddox, either. After an hour, Ritch called 911, saying he delayed that call because he thought he would find his son and there was no reason to call police. |||||
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A tragic end to the story of the 6-year-old North Carolina boy who went missing while visiting a park with his father Saturday: Authorities say they have found a body believed to be that of Maddox Scott Ritch. A neighbor tells FOX 46 Charlotte that local residents asked whether search teams had looked in one particular area near Rankin Lake Park yet; when crews started searching that area Thursday, a body was found around 1pm. Ian Ritch said he and a friend, who has not been publicly identified, were visiting the park for the first time with Maddox, who has autism and is non-verbal, when the boy took off running; Ian Ritch said he is diabetic and has neuropathy in his feet, leaving him unable to keep up with the boy. He, the friend, and park personnel searched for the boy for an hour before calling 911. At a press conference, the local police chief said the community is "heartbroken," and Fire Chief Phil Welch added, per the AP, "There is no sense of accomplishment here today. There is grieving down at our command post." Welch said a searcher found the body in a creek just over a mile east of the park; the area had been searched previously, but on Thursday a searcher who was walking down the middle of the creek found the body in no more than 3-foot-deep water. An FBI agent said it's too early to tell whether there was any foul play, and none of the officials revealed details including how long the body had been in the creek.