WARSAW — Kosciusko County Coroner Tony Ciriello released a statement via the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office regarding the cause of death of 12-year-old Ayden Elijah Adee.

The boy had been missing since Wednesday and his body was found Friday afternoon in a wooded area southeast of Warsaw.

Ayden died as a result of self-inflicted injuries, according to the news release from the Kosciusko County Coroner’s Office and the Kosciusko County Sherrif’s Office.

Out of respect for the family, this will be the only statement and information released by the coroner’s office at this time, the news release said.

Ayden Elijah Adee

A statewide Silver Alert had been issued Thursday afternoon in hopes of finding him.

His body was found at approximately 12:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, in a heavily wooded area near the intersection of CR 350E and CR 500S, police said.

Sheriff’s deputies and Indiana Conservation officers searched the Sellers Lake area throughout the day on Thursday, Feb. 20.

During the search Thursday, authorities said he might have been in possession of a gun, but information released since his body was found did not mention any weapons.

The boy recently transferred to the Whitko School district.