The Coos County district attorney stated on Wednesday that exposure and hypothermia were factors in the death of the 5-year-old kid whose body was discovered two miles from his house last month.
On November 9, Joshua James McCoy disappeared. Angela German, 43, Joshua’s mother, told police that she woke up from a nap she had taken with her son and found him gone. The boy’s body was discovered three days later, on November 12, in Hauser, an unincorporated settlement in Coos County, just down the street from his house on Stage Road.
Although the issue is still being investigated, district attorney Paul Frasier told The Oregonian/OregonLive on Wednesday that he does not expect any arrests to be made anytime soon.
He stated that the autopsy revealed hypothermia was a significant factor in the death and that officials are awaiting the results of toxicology tests.
Criminal justice is the area of expertise for enterprise reporter Noelle Crombie. You can reach her at [email protected] or 503-276-7184.
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