Preliminary autopsy reveals possible cause of death for missing 4-year-old Alabama boy Johnathan Boley

Officials person reportedly identified a imaginable origin of decease for a 4-year-old Alabama lad who was recovered dormant days aft helium was reported missing connected New Year’s Eve.

A preliminary autopsy study indicates that Johnathan Boley's decease is accordant with hypothermia, Walker County Coroner Joey Vick said this week, according to Fox affiliate WBRC and NBC affiliate WVTM.

Investigators noted that the kid had removed his shoes and said drowning was not suspected, WTVM reported.

A last autopsy study has not yet been released. 

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A preliminary autopsy study indicates that Johnathan Boley's decease is accordant with hypothermia, Walker County Coroner Joey Vick said this week. (FOX 13-WTVT)

Boley’s ceremonial is scheduled for Jan. 10, according to WBRC.

Hypothermia is simply a life-threatening information that occurs erstwhile the assemblage is exposed to freezing temperatures, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Johnathan Everett Boley was reported missing connected Dec. 30 aft helium wandered distant from a agrarian spot on Highway 195 adjacent Jasper, Alabama, portion playing extracurricular with his dog, Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith said during a quality conference.

Following a multi-day hunt involving hundreds of instrumentality enforcement officers, volunteers, K-9 teams, drones and aircraft, searchers recovered the child’s assemblage connected Jan. 2 astir 2 miles from the home, officials said. 

The canine was located live nearby.

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The assemblage of Johnathan Boley was recovered successful a wooded country adjacent his father’s Alabama location connected Jan. 2, 2025. The canine was located live nearby. (FOX 13-WTVT)

"This is not the result anyone hoped for," Smith said astatine the time. "Our hearts spell retired to this household and everyone who worked tirelessly to bring this kid home."

Johnathan Boley and his siblings unrecorded with their parent successful Florida and were visiting their begetter for the holidays nether a custody arrangement, authorities said.

Boley's father, Jameson Kyle Boley, 40, of Jasper, Alabama, has been charged with felony chemic endangerment of a kid and unlawful manufacture of a destructive device, according to Walker County District Court records obtained by Fox News Digital.

Law enforcement officials person said that the destructive-device complaint is not related to the decease of his son.

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Jameson Boley, 40, is charged with unlawful manufacturing of a destructive instrumentality and 2 counts of chemic endangerment of a child.  (Blount County Jail)

"At this time, determination is nary grounds indicating foul play successful the child’s death, and these charges should not beryllium conflated with the hunt for Johnathan," Smith said during a quality conference.

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The Walker County Coroner's bureau and the Walker County Sheriff's Office did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.

Fox News Digital's Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.