4-year-old boy identified after body pulled from Yellow River Park

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - UPDATE: Officials have identified the body of a missing four-year-old boy pulled from Yellow River Park in Gwinnett County.

Officials identified the boy as 4-year-old Nasir Mitchell. “At 10:39 a.m. Sunday, search crews recovered the body of an African-American child that matched the mother’s description. Officials are asking people to pray for the family,” according to Gwinnett County fire department officials.

ORIGINAL STORY: Search crews resumed efforts to find a four-year-old boy who was reported missing on Saturday at Yellow River Park, Gwinnett County officials confirmed to Atlanta News First.

Three boats were launched into the river and officials say they’re conducting a grid search that works down the river from the park with ground search crews.

Officials add that Gwinnett County police and DNR are also assisting with the search.

Severe weather conditions have prevented the use of helicopters for the search, according to officials.

This is an active investigation.