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FBI: Body found in Delco near where boy went missing

The body of an unidentified male was found Wednesday in Delaware County, the FBI said, not far from where a missing 11-year-old was last seen.

Folcroft police declined to comment on the FBI's finding of a body in Prospect Park. The FBI would not confirm whether the body was that of missing 11-year-old Laquan Lattimore. (CHRIS FASCENELLI / For The Inquirer)
Folcroft police declined to comment on the FBI's finding of a body in Prospect Park. The FBI would not confirm whether the body was that of missing 11-year-old Laquan Lattimore. (CHRIS FASCENELLI / For The Inquirer)Read more

The body of an unidentified male was found Wednesday in Delaware County, the FBI said, not far from where a missing 11-year-old was last seen.

However, the agency would not confirm whether the body discovered in Prospect Park was that of the missing boy.

He was last seen riding his bicycle Monday in nearby Folcroft. Folcroft police declined to comment.

The FBI said Laquan "Quan" Lattimore, a student at Sharon Hill Elementary School, was possibly with a group of children when he was last spotted in the area of King Avenue and Chester Pike about 3 p.m. Monday.

The youngster has been known to ride his bicycle into Southwest and West Philadelphia but has no history of running away or being missing, the FBI said.

Laquan was described as 5-foot-3 and 125 pounds, with a light brown complexion, the FBI said.

He was last known to be wearing a blue and white collared shirt, blue denim jeans, black sneakers, and a gray backpack.

He was riding a spray-painted, gold-colored mountain bike with straight handlebars and a hand-painted orange stripe on the frame.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts or activities since Monday afternoon has been asked to call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children tip line at 1-800-THE-LOST (800-843-5678).

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