Body of missing 5-year-old likely found buried in woods, authorities say

Authorities said they believe they have found the body of missing 5-year-old Elijah Lewis buried in a wooded area in Massachusetts.

After searching for more than a week for a missing 5-year-old New Hampshire boy, authorities said they believe they have found his body buried in a wooded area in Massachusetts, over 70 miles from his hometown.

Elijah Lewis was last seen at his home in Merrimack, New Hampshire, in September, authorities said.

"Credible information" led investigators to a wooded area in Abington, south of Boston, late this week, and Saturday morning, a state police cadaver dog "located what's presumed to be Elijah Lewis' body buried in the ground," Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz said during a press briefing near the crime scene.

Investigators are still processing the scene. Authorities did not share further details on what they found, only that the remains were located "in a grave," New Hampshire Senior Assistant Attorney General Susan Morrell told reporters.