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DNA Confirms 2022 Remains Are Florida Teen Missing Since 2015

Investigators say the confirmation refocuses their probe into how Jacob Lyon died and they are asking the public for leads.

Niceville Chief of Police Mark Hayse speaks at a press conference announcing the positive identification of remains belonging to Jacob Lyons, who was reported missing in 2016.
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Overview

  • Authorities publicly announced that skeletal remains recovered in Miramar Beach in 2022 have been identified as 19-year-old Jacob Lyon.
  • Officials say Lyon was last seen in November 2015 and was reported missing by his mother on February 1, 2016 after about three months without contact.
  • The District 1 Medical Examiner worked for years to identify the remains before DNA testing by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement produced a positive match.
  • The fragments were found by a man clearing a small wooded lot that links to a subdivision near the site of a former Sleep Inn, according to the sheriff’s office.
  • Walton County Sheriff’s Office and Niceville Police say the cause and manner of death remain undetermined and they are seeking tips at 850-892-8111.