Body of missing 6-year-old recovered in Clayton County pond

The Brief

  • Search crews in Clayton County found the body of a missing 6-year-old child, Ramon Jett, after a massive community search.
  • The young boy went missing from his apartment on Sunday morning while his family members were sleeping, according to his mother.
  • Authorities recovered his body from a nearby pond located close to the complex where he was last seen.

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. A massive search ended in tragedy Monday after rescue crews recovered the body of a missing 6-year-old non-verbal boy from a Clayton County pond.

What we know:

Six-year-old Ramon Jett, who goes by the nickname “RJ,” went missing Sunday between 11:30 a.m. and noon. He was staying at the Sutter Lake Apartments at 8104 Webb Road in Riverdale.

His mother, Ashleigh Harris, said Ramon was staying with his older sister after going swimming the day before. The siblings woke up from a nap and found the front door open and Ramon gone.

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