The body of a rural Reedsburg boy has been found a day after his disappearance sparked a massive search. Eight-year-old Joey Anderson was last seen Thursday at 3 p-m when he went to go play outside his home by himself. A Sauk County Sheriff’s Department official says their dive teams found the eight-year-old’s body around eight this morning in the Baraboo River.

The body was found within two miles of the boy’s home. The cause of death is unknown. Authorities are now handling the case as a death investigation.

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