Skeletal remains identified as 19-year-old Florida man reported missing nearly a decade ago

The nine-year hunt for Jacob Lyon has ended aft authorities confirmed connected Monday that skeletal remains recovered successful a wooded country of Florida’s Panhandle successful 2022 beryllium to the missing 19-year-old.

The Walton County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that DNA investigating confirmed the remains recovered successful Miramar Beach successful October 2022 beryllium to Lyon, who was 19 years aged erstwhile his parent reported him missing successful February 2016.

"This is not the effect our assemblage hoped for," the sheriff’s bureau said successful a statement. "For his family, we anticipation determination is bid successful knowing Jacob has been found."

Investigators said a antheral clearing wooded onshore successful Miramar Beach discovered skeletal fragments connected Oct. 20, 2022. Deputies and the District 1 Medical Examiner responded to the country and began efforts to place the remains.

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Jacob Lyon was reported missing by his parent successful 2016. Lyon, of Niceville, Florida, was 19 years aged astatine the time. (Walton County Sheriff's Office; Niceville Police Department)

From 2022 done 2024, the aesculapian examiner worked to find the victim’s individuality but yet requested assistance from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) owed to the information of the remains. Authorities said DNA investigating was analyzable by years of biology vulnerability and degradation.

Investigators said that portion the remains person been confirmed to beryllium Lyons, the probe into however the 19-year-old died volition continue. (Walton County Sheriff's Office; Niceville Police Department)

FDLE confirmed the remains were a affirmative lucifer for Lyon earlier this month, the sheriff’s bureau said.

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Jacob’s disappearance triggered years of probe by the Niceville Police Department, which pursued leads and tips but ne'er located him. Authorities did not accidental wherever Lyon was past seen oregon however helium whitethorn person ended up successful Walton County.

Authorities said DNA investigating the skeletal remains was analyzable by years of biology vulnerability and degradation. (Walton County Sheriff's Office; Niceville Police Department)

Investigators said the lawsuit remains active.

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"The enactment does not extremity here," the sheriff’s bureau said, adding that deputies volition proceed moving with Niceville constabulary to find however Jacob died.