After days of a massive search, a 13-year-old eighth-grader from the Shipley School who went missing about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, has been found dead.
“It is with a heavy heart that we share news that the family has just learned through the search and rescue team and local law enforcement that Cayman [Naib] has been found deceased,” said the Facebook page created by the family. “Please understand that the family is still processing and struggling with this most recent news, but that they would like to thank all of the thousands of people over the last five days – friends, family, community, law enforcement, local, county, and federal, search and rescue, fire departments, the school communities, especially Shipley and Episcopal Academy, and even perfect strangers – who have come together to support the family to find Cayman.”
The posting said the support and prayers from the community and beyond “buoyed the Naibs during this incredibly difficult time.” It asked that “the family be given the privacy and quiet that they need to grieve, heal, and to support their daughter.” No other details were provided other than the fact that an investigation is ongoing.
A Newtown Township Police officer confirmed the news of the boy's death, adding that no further information would be released by the department. Calling the death "a family matter," he said the Naibs had asked for privacy and the police were "respecting that request."
Concern first surfaced when the Newtown Square teen left home about 6:30 p.m. on March 4, a cold, rainy Wednesday. His father, Farid Naib, said his son departed about 30 minutes after he received an email from school regarding overdue homework and probably did not do any pre-planning. His father said he didn’t know if his son had any money with him, but he did not take his cellphone, which wasn’t charged.
Farid Naib and his wife, Becky Malcolm-Naib, immediately contacted authorities, set up the Facebook page to galvanize support, mobilized volunteers to distribute flyers, and issued plaintive pleas for the boy’s safe return.
Using Episcopal Academy as a staging area, searches involving federal, state and local law enforcement were supplemented by hundreds of volunteers, 15 dog teams, geo-tracking equipment, and the Civil Air Patrol.
Repeatedly expressing profuse gratitude for the outpouring of community support, the family said friends from thousands of miles away had flown in to assist them. With the passing of each day, concern for the teen’s well-being intensified.
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