TWO RIVERS, Wis. ( WFRV ) – In a news conference on Friday evening, police confirmed the skeletal remains found on Sept. 7 belong to Elijah Vue, a 3-year-old Wisconsin boy who was reported missing in February.
Vue’s remains were found on private property by a person getting his land ready for the hunting season. The location was not on Manitou Girl Scout Camp property in Two Rivers, about 37 miles southeast of Green Bay, but rather a thick-wooded area with heavy underbrush.
The remains were found three miles northwest of where Vue was initially reported missing, and authorities have searched the area several times. After the remains were discovered, they were taken to the Wisconsin Crime Lab for DNA testing, where they eventually came back with an identification of Elijah Vue.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce to you today those remains were identified as Elijah Vue,” said Two Rivers Police Chief Ben Meinnert. “With that news and following this briefing, the AMBER Alert will be canceled.”