A five-year-old boy who went missing in Virginia last weekend has been found dead . Noah Thomas 's mother last saw her son sat in their living room in Dublin , VA , watching cartoons at 9am on Sunday . But after an hour-long nap , she woke to find the back door open and Noah gone . On Thursday , after an FBI-backed search that spanned five days , the Pulaski Sheriff 's Office confirmed the child 's body was found in a septic tank near the family home . Nobody is in custody . Tragic : Noah Thomas , five , was last seen watching cartoons on Sunday morning at home in Dublin , Virginia . Police confirmed his body was found in a septic tank near the family home on Thursday afternoon . Search crews have looked around the boy 's house . His mother could not find him after she woke up at 10 . Police and more than 100 volunteers who signed up to look for Noah in the small town had covered about 3.3 square miles by Monday after the 60lb red-headed boy was reported missing . Pulaski County Sheriff Jim Davis said that authorities have no evidence of foul play in his disappearance , and that the family has cooperated with authorities . Investigators said search dogs stopped near the road near Noah 's house , which is 'never typical ' . No suspicious vehicles were seen in the area . Pulaski County Sheriff Jim Davis said the FBI and Virginia State Police became involved in the search . Investigators said search dogs stopped near the road near Noah 's house , which is 'never typical ' Crews used helicopters in the search in the area , which is mostly residential with farmland and a woods by the boy 's house . Authorities were debating draining the river nearby despite expressing near-certainty that Noah did not fall in and drown . His mother , who called police at 11am after searching for her child , said that the boy was a cautious child and had no history of running away . Noah 's parents were scheduled to make a statement on Monday afternoon , but their statement was delayed . The area near the boys house includes a small woods and a pond .
Noah Thomas , 5 , from Dublin , Virginia , was last seen on Sunday at 9am . Mother went back to sleep , child was missing at 10am when she woke up . After FBI search , Noah 's body was found in septic tank on Thursday . No suspects have yet been identified .