Officials Confirm Body Found In N.C. Creek Was Missing 6-Year-Old

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GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) – Authorities are confirming that the body found last week in a North Carolina creek was a 6-year-old boy who went missing days earlier.
Gastonia police announced in a statement Monday that the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the body found last week was Maddox Ritch. Police say it’s not clear when autopsy results will be complete.
(Photo Courtesy: Gastonia Police Department)
Police Chief Robert Helto