VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Gray News) - A 12-year-old boy who was at the center of an Amber Alert over the weekend was found dead in a pond. Police confirmed Monday afternoon that the body of Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo was recovered from a pond off of South Independence Boulevard in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Authorities are still putting together the details and facts surrounding Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo’s disappearance and death as this Virginia Beach community says they just want to support the family during this tragic time.

Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo's mom claimed to have paid someone $500 after receiving what she believed to be a ransom note

The temperature had risen well above freezing, but ice still covered much of the pond at the entrance of the Cambria at Cornerstone apartment complex. On Monday, authorities found the body of 12-year-old Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo in the small body of water,

Image via Facebook Police are investigating the death of a 12-year-old boy after search and rescue crews pulled his body from a pond on Monday. This comes just days after someone sent the 12-year-old boy's parents a ransom demand.

Authorities are still putting together the details and facts surrounding Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo's disappearance and death as this Virginia Beach community says they just want to support the family during this tragic time.

Police said they have confirmed that a body pulled from a pond early Monday afternoon that matched the description of missing 12-year-old Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo is indeed, Acevedo.