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Body of missing 4-year-old boy found on shore of Boston Harbor island

Massachusetts State Police say Mohamed Abou Fofana had been playing at a park on Castle Island in Boston Harbor on Sunday when he went missing.
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BOSTON — The body of a missing 4-year-old boy was found on the shore of one of the Boston Harbor islands, state police in Massachusetts said Monday.

Massachusetts State Police said Mohamed Abou Fofana had been playing at a park on Castle Island on Sunday when he went missing.

Police began a search Sunday night that resumed Monday morning, and the body was found around midday. Police said the body would be transferred to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and an investigation would follow.

Mohamed was from South Boston and was playing with a relative who lost sight of him and then called 911.

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