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The search for a missing 8-year-old boy came to an end when the child was found safe Monday morning.

Investigators on Sunday said Angel Chacon had last been seen around 3:30 p.m. Sunday while riding a bicycle near his apartment complex in the 200 block of Ramona Street.

Angel had been left at the apartment with his 17-year-old brother.

The boy was reported missing around 8:30 p.m. when his mother called 911, the Ventura Police Department stated in a news release.

Ventura police search for missing 8-year-old.
Angel Chacon is seen in an image provided by the Ventura Police Department.

An extensive search, which included the use of a drone, continued through the night in the area where Angel disappeared.

Officers went door to door searching for the missing boy and a VC alert was sent to residents and social media platforms in the surrounding area, the Police Department said.

Angel was found safe Monday morning and reunited with his family, according to an update posted by the Police Department at 7:40 a.m.

The Ventura Police Department thanked the public for its “immense help in spreading the word so quickly.”

No further details about the disappearance or discovery of Angel was released.