3-Year-Old Boy Found Dead in the Snow by His Father Shortly After He Was Reported Missing
Mar. 15, 2025The 3-year-old found dead in the snow in Maine earlier this month.Photo:GoFundMe
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A 3-year-old boy was found dead in the snow in Maine last weekend, shortly after he was reported missing, authorities said.
Maine State Police are investigating the death of the toddler after his body was discovered on Exeter Road in the town of Corinna on Sunday, Jan. 12, a spokesperson tells PEOPLE.
A family member — who said the child was her nephew — called 911 around 8:30 a.m. local time that day to report the boy missing; his father found him “outside in the snow” a distance from the family’s home, police said.
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Emergency responders arrived at the scene, but the unidentified child ultimately died of his injuries, which appeared to be “consistent with exposure to the elements,” according to the Maine State Police.
A cause and manner of death will be determined following an autopsy.
The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office and the state’s Department of Health and Human Services assisted with the investigation, police said.
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She reportedly also wrote that the child’s father has since been hospitalized because “this loss in our home has destroyed him to [the] point he wants to take his own life," WABI reported.
The Maine State Police spokesperson declined to comment on the social media post, citing the “active and ongoing investigation.”
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According to WABI and local outletWMTW, aGoFundMecampaign has since been set up for the family, asking for assistance covering “expenses” for the child’s “memorial, cremation and any uncovered medical bills.”
The fundraising page described the child as “a strong loving caring funny happy little boy.” I
t also called the loss “sudden and unexpected” for the family, which includes the young child’s two sisters.
source: people.com
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