Na'Sean Kirkland: Missing 13-year-old boy's body recovered from Maitland lake

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MAITLAND, Fla. - Update (3/23): On Monday, the Orange County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that the body recovered had been positively identified as Na'Sean Kirkland.

Original story:

Officials said Sunday evening that the body of a missing 13-year-old boy with autism had likely been found in a small lake in Maitland.

Authorities said the body was discovered Sunday evening in Lake Eulalia, and tentatively matched the appearance and clothing of Na'Sean Kirkland, who was reported missing from the Windgrove neighborhood on Saturday afternoon.

The Orange County Medical Examiner will officially identify the body and determine the cause of death, police said.

Late Sunday, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement canceled the Florida Missing Child Alert for Kirkland, and reported that the child had been found dead.

Police said in a news release that the body was found in about 8 feet of water, and 20 feet from the lake's shoreline. Someone reported seeing a possible human body in the lake shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday. 

"The police department previously checked Lake Eulalia as well as lakes Catherine and Sybelia in an expansive search without discovery. Lake Sybelia was the initial focus of investigation due to early eyewitness reports," a news release read.

Police described Lake Eulalia as a small, 6-acre lake, near Lake Avenue and S. Orlando Avenue.

The backstory:

Na'Sean and his brother were seen together around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The brother was found a short time later off Lake Sybelia Drive, officials said.