SIX LAKES, Mich. — Beau Belson's cousin has organized a GoFundMe page to support the funeral services and memorial costs for the 5-year-old boy whose body was found in a pond the day after Christmas.
His family reported him missing on Christmas Day after they were playing outside together at his grandmother's house near N. Holland Road and Fleck Road.
Michigan State Police said hundreds of community members and first responders helped them look for the boy.
Cindy Belson, the organizer of the fundraising page said the support has been overwhelming.
"Such an amazing community...the selflessness, let alone on a holiday — was just amazing," she said.
Belson was in Alma at her boyfriend's Christmas gathering when a family member told her that Beau was missing. She said his family didn't hesitate to help. Some came all the way from Saginaw - which is about an hour away from Six Lakes - to help search for him.
Montcalm County Central Dispatch originally posted on their Facebook page that he was missing around 8 p.m. Christmas Day. By 10 p.m., that post was shared nearly 2,000 times and had over 100 comments with people expressing their condolences and volunteering to help.
One Facebook user, Kathy Galehouse-Bupp commented, "We are coming north is there any [road] you want us to go to?"
Belson said she saw cars parked along N. Holland Road as she was driving on it Wednesday night.
She and the MSP express their gratitude to the people who helped search for Beau.
The MSP is investigating his death, although, they do not suspect foul play.
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