CANTON, Mass. — Police in Canton have located the body of a once-missing 19-year-old from Canton who had last been seen on July 15, according to local officials.
The update comes two days after police initially posted about the search for the teen and nearly two hours after the department announced that the missing individual had been found.
The missing individual has been found.
— Canton Police (@CantonMAPolice) July 18, 2020
We ask that you please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers and respect their privacy.
Thank you to all of the civilian and law enforcement personnel who assisted with the search.
Canton Police said Ryan Lahiff was last seen around midday Wednesday and search teams had been looking for him in wooded areas in Canton, near walking paths that Lahiff frequented. He had lived in Canton for the past year and previously lived in Dedham.
Police said that Lahiff’s body will be examined by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, but that it does not appear foul play was involved at this time.
The 19-year-old, who attended college at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut, was 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and weighed about 180 lbs. He had last been seen wearing red sweatpants, a gray T-shirt, black sneakers and a black backpack.
Ryan Lahiff was found dead. Foul play isn’t expected, but the cause & manner of death will be determined by an autopsy. He was only 19. @DeputyRafferty said it best, “Keep this young teen and his family in your thoughts, and hug the teens/children in your life a little tighter." https://t.co/OpKJ73iLeK
— Mike Saccone (@mikesacconetv) July 18, 2020
Anyone who had seen Lahiff or had any information that could have helped police locate him was asked to call Canton police at 781-828-1212.
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