NC LIAM KING: Missing from Asheboro, NC - 7 Sept 2025 - Age 7 *Found Deceased*

Search underway for missing Asheboro boy believed to be nonverbal, have cognitive impairments

Randolph County deputies are searching for a missing 7-year-old believed to have cognitive impairments.

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Search underway for missing Asheboro boy believed to be nonverbal, have cognitive impairments​

Randolph County deputies are searching for a missing 7-year-old believed to have cognitive impairments.

Liam A. King was described as a 3’5” tall boy weighing around 55 lbs. with shoulder-length brown/black hair and brown eyes.

He was last seen on Sept. 7 in the area of Forest Hills Drive in Asheboro, reportedly wearing a light blue, black and gray Nike sweatshirt, a gray Nike t-shirt, black sweatpants, blue socks with Sonic the Hedgehog, and tan tennis shoes.

Deputies reported that King was nonverbal and may run if approached.

7-year-old boy found dead after three days of search efforts, deputies say

Deputies said his body was found along the edge of a nearby pond.

www.wfmynews2.com

Search underway for missing 7-year-old Asheboro boy with cognitive impairments: Deputies​

According to Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Steven Nunn, the boy was outside with his family but was left unsupervised for a few minutes. When his family returned outside from being indoors, they discovered he was missing and called 911 shortly after 11 a.m.

The FBI and several state and county agencies are assisting in the search, including personnel from Chatham and Randolph counties.


Media - LIAM KING: Missing from Asheboro, NC - 7 Sept 2025 - Age 7

 

[Guess Who]

I wasn't saying he was.

I didn't mean you did. I'm just glad they focused on his individual characteristics instead of using a very generic term.

 

[Tresir]

He was being babysat by the mother's boyfriend and was found 176 yards from the home.

From the Newsnation link upthread -

“This is not the outcome we expected,” Sheriff Greg Seabolt said during a press conference on Tuesday. “We discovered Liam King’s body at 10:15 this morning in a pond located approximately a tenth of a mile from where he was staying.”
The sheriff said the body would be sent to the medical examiner to determine the cause of death.
Seabolt thanked the community for the outpouring of support from the citizens of southern Randolph County and beyond, including volunteers who came from as far as New Hanover County. A Brunswick County rescue official found Liam on Tuesday morning in a pond on someone’s property.
“Our goal was to find him alive and we did not achieve that goal,” Seabolt said.
“Our mission was to do a detailed search,” Chief of Brunswick Search and Rescue Doug Dawson said. “I had eight people from my team. I had two law enforcement on our team … We just started our search when we heard a woman yelling and ran off to see what it was … Unfortunately, that’s where she led us to the pond.
According to the sheriff’s office, Liam was being babysat by his mother’s boyfriend when the child disappeared.
The investigation is ongoing, and they are not ruling anything out regarding Liam’s cause of death.
The sheriff’s office has a voluntary program for special needs individuals that provides emergency officials with important information that could assist them in emergency situations.

(from the bit in blue above)
Who is a Vulnerable Person?
A vulnerable person is defined as someone who due to medical, cognitive, mental health, or physical condition may exhibit patterns of behavior that may pose a danger to that person or someone around them; including people who suffer from dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, or have an autism diagnosis.