Skeletal remains found last weekend in Wisconsin were those of a missing 3-year-old boy who went missing in February, police said Friday.
The Two Rivers Police Department confirmed the leftovers were those of Elijah Vue, who was the subject of an Amber Alert at the time of his disappearance.
“The family is devastated. We are devastated. Our community is devastated,” said Two Rivers Police Chief Benjamin Meinnert. “I never met Elijah, but I saw that 3-year-old boy bring out the best in this community.”
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Elijah Vue, 3, went missing in February. His remains were recently found in a wooded area, police said. (Two Rivers Police Department)
The alarm was canceled on Friday.
“What started as a search for a missing boy is now a death investigation,” the chief said.
The remains, a skull and bones, were found by a deer hunter in a wooded area on private land in Two Rivers on Sept. 7, authorities said. The area had been searched several times by authorities and the landowner on foot and by air, the police said.
The Wisconsin Crime Lab conducted DNA testing on the leftovers. Police said Vue’s family was identified as soon as the test revealed an identity, police said.
Two Rivers Police Chief Benjamin Meinnert speaks to reporters about the discovery of Elijah Vue’s remains. (Fox Milwaukee)
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Vue went missing in February from her home in Two Rivers. His mother, Katrina Baur, and her boyfriend, Jesse Vang, were both charged with child neglect, although they were not directly connected to his disappearance, Fox Milwaukee reported.