2-year-old NYC boy missing; police await ID of body pulled from Bronx river
Authorities in New York City are searching for a missing toddler who hasn't been accounted for in over a month, according to the New York Police Department.
The NYPD issued an alert on June 9 that 2-year-old Montrell Williams was last seen on Hunts Point Ave in the Bronx on May 10 at around 10 p.m. local time wearing a white shirt and diapers.
Local reports say that the child went missing after a custodial visit with his father, according to NBC New York, CBS New York and ABC 7.
NYPD told Paste BN that the father was questioned by police but has not been named a suspect so far.
Investigators pulled a body from a river in the Bronx on June 11 but have not made an identification as of 11:30 a.m. ET on June 12, NYPD said.
NY Mayor Adams calls child's disappearance 'troubling'
New York Mayor Eric Adams said at a press conference on June 10 that preliminary information indicated that Williams' family reported concerns about his whereabouts to police on May 11. He said both the actions of the father and the delay in police response are under investigation.
"This was a troubling series of events based on the actions of the dad in handling the child that we need to find out exactly what happened," Adams said. "We're still praying that the child is all right."
Adams also said based on early information, there may have been "a visual of the child" between the time he was last seen on May 10 to when police issued an alert that he had gone missing on June 9.
Police pull body from river
During investigators' search for Williams, investigators pulled a body from a river at Ferry Point Park in the Bronx around noon local time on June 11, NYPD told Paste BN.
Police are still awaiting identification of the body as of midday on June 12, NYPD said.
Anyone with information should call 1-800-577-TIPS.
Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for Paste BN. She can be reached at melina.khan@usatoday.com.