UPDATE: Body of missing 16-year-old found, likely drowned: MCSO
UPDATE (3:11 p.m.): The body of 16-year-old Quamar Parker has been found in the water of Cold Creek, according to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office. MCSO detectives believe he drowned.
UPDATE (11:30 a.m.): News 5 has learned more about missing teenager Quamar Parker.
The 16-year-old is a Davidson High School student who has been missing since he said goodbye to friends Tuesday after swimming in Cold Creek.
Parker’s great uncle, Lee Williams, spoke with WKRG at the scene.
“I called my niece to find out what’s going on. She gave me the details,” Williams said. “From that point, I took off work and came over here to see what I could do, if anything.”
An MCSO spokesperson previously told News 5 that the teen jumped into Cold Creek and didn’t resurface; however, we’re hearing that’s not what happened.
“A typical 16-year-old,” Williams said. “Just a 16-year-old kid that came out here to go swimming.”
The friends reportedly said goodbye, left the area, and haven’t seen Quamar since.
Drones and a K-9 have been used to search for Quamar; sonar equipment is next in the search effort.
ORIGINAL STORY:
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile County Sheriff’s Office deputies say they are searching for a teenager last seen Tuesday afternoon.
Officials with MCSO said Quamar Parker, born in 2008, was with three friends around 4 p.m. on Bellingrath Road.
He has not been seen since then, according to authorities.
News 5 has confirmed that a dive team is searching the area.
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Anyone with information can contact MCSO at 251-574-8633.
This is a developing story. News 5 will update this article as more information becomes available.
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