The Arapahoe County Coroner confirmed Wednesday that the child’s body found in an icy pond is 6-year-old David Puckett who disappeared from his Aurora home on New Years Day.
David’s body was discovered by a dive team Tuesday beneath the ice in a pond at Olympic Park. Investigators said Wednesday there was no obvious sign of trauma.
An investigation into how the boy ended up in the pond remains ongoing, police said.
“It is with a heavy heart that we have to report that we were notified by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office that the boy who was discovered in the icy pond in Olympic Park has been positively identified as David Puckett,” police said in a news release.
“An autopsy was performed today, no traumatic injuries were identified and the cause and manner of death are pending further studies and investigation.”
Joe Amon, The Denver Post
A rescue dive team member walks toward a firetruck before the recovery of a body of a child in a pond in Olympic Park on Jan. 3, 2017, in Aurora. A day later, the Arapahoe County Coroner's office identified the body as that of 6-year-old David Puckett.
David disappeared from his home around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The boy’s family searched for an hour after noticing he was missing before calling Aurora police.
A bloodhound from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office was tracking him within an hour of Aurora police receiving the call.
On Monday and Tuesday, six human-remains detection, trailing and air-scent dogs, provided by Search And Rescue Dogs of the United States, searched for the boy.
On Tuesday morning, a dog trained to find humans by their specific scent, indicated an interest in the pond, Aurora police spokesman Chris Amsler said. “He just took us to that general vicinity.”
A dive team from South Metro Fire Rescue Authority located a child’s body in the 5-foot-deep pond.
Joe Amon, The Denver Post
A rescue dive team has located the body of a child in a pond in Olympic Park Jan. 3, 2017 in Aurora. A day later, the Arapahoe County Coroner's office identified the body as that of 6-year-old David Puckett.
Joe Amon, The Denver Post
A rescue dive team meets before recovering the body of a child in a pond in Olympic Park in Jan. 3, 2017, in Aurora. A day later, the Arapahoe County Coroner's office identified the body as that of 6-year-old David Puckett.
Joe Amon, The Denver Post
A rescue dive team member walks toward a firetruck before the recovery of a body of a child in a pond in Olympic Park on Jan. 3, 2017, in Aurora. A day later, the Arapahoe County Coroner's office identified the body as that of 6-year-old David Puckett.
Joe Amon, The Denver Post
A ladder truck is used for photographs of the body of a child in a pond in Olympic Park on Jan. 3, 2017, in Aurora. A day later, the Arapahoe County Coroner's office identified the body as that of 6-year-old David Puckett.
Joe Amon, The Denver Post
A rescue dive team recovers the body of a child in a pond in Olympic Park on Jan. 3, 2017, in Aurora. A day later, the Arapahoe County Coroner's office identified the body as that of 6-year-old David Puckett.
Joe Amon, The Denver Post
Divers recover the body of a child in a pond in Olympic Park Jan. 3, 2017, in Aurora. A day later, the Arapahoe County Coroner's office identified the body as that of 6-year-old David Puckett.
Joe Amon, The Denver Post
Divers recover the body of a child in a pond in Olympic Park on Jan. 3, 2017 in Aurora. A day later, the Arapahoe County Coroner's office identified the body as that of 6-year-old David Puckett.
Joe Amon, The Denver Post
Divers recover the body of a child in a pond in Olympic Park on Jan. 3, 2017, in Aurora. A day later, the Arapahoe County Coroner's office identified the body as that of 6-year-old David Puckett.
Joe Amon, The Denver Post
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A rescue dive team has located the body of a child in a pond in Olympic Park Jan. 3, 2017 in Aurora. A day later, the Arapahoe County Coroner's office identified the body as that of 6-year-old David Puckett.
