India, March 22 -- Two months after Long Island boy Thomas Medlin, 15, went missing from his New York home, he was found dead in Brooklyn waters, police said. Medlin of St. James, a hamlet in Suffolk County, disappeared after he headed into Manhattan from his home in Long Island, New York, on January 9.

Medlin's mother initially said that the teen left to meet someone he met online through Roblox, an online gaming platform, according to People.

Days after Medlin went missing, Suffolk County police shared a concerning update, saying he was caught on surveillance video pacing the Manhattan Bridge, but moments later, the cameras recorded an ominous splash in the East River. Cops noted in the January 18 update that the footage does not show...