In a tragic turn, Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo's body was recovered in a pond Monday afternoon right where he had last been seen by his family three days earlier. Juan is last seen by his parents ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo died from an accidental drowning in a pond outside the Cambria at Cornerstone apartments in Virginia Beach, the medical examiner said Wednesday.

Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, 12, was found dead in the local pond Monday afternoon, after his parents called police Friday night and said the boy never came home from a friend’s house ...

They did not release any other details. Police were searching a pond Monday that was near the apartment complex where Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo was last seen Friday. "Our marine patrol was back ...

Police confirmed Monday afternoon that the body of Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo was recovered from a pond off of South Independence Boulevard in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Police said he was eight ...

Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo's mom claimed to have paid someone $500 after receiving what she believed to be a ransom note A missing 12-year-old boy has been found dead in Virginia Beach three ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach police say that following an investigation, they determined ransom demands made of a 12-year-old Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo's family were a scam ...

Scripps News Norfolk said Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo's parents were on a Facebook live when they received what appeared to be a ransom request for their son on the messaging platform ...

Virginia Beach City Police say Acevedo was abducted Jan. 24, 2025, at about 9 a.m. They believe the boy is in “extreme danger” and they don’t know who took him. Police say Acevedo was last ...