The child was reported missing in Cub Run, Kentucky Tuesday morning, but was found about 30 minutes after the alert was issued.

CUB RUN, Ky. (WZTV) — Kentucky State Police (KSP) confirmed a missing 5-year-old boy was found dead. Officers confirmed the tragic discovery of Silas Chearer, the subject of an Immediate Alert Notification (IAN Alert) after he went missing from his home in Hart County.

Ian Alerts are used when children under the age of 18 with autism or mental illness go missing and may be in danger.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- An alert has been issued about a missing child in Hart County. An IAN Alert was sent out by Kentucky State Police about 9:35 a.m. on Tuesday that said a missing juvenile was reported in Club Run, Kentucky. The alert said the missing juvenile may be endangered or in need of assistance.

Kentucky State Police have issued an Ian Alert for a missing juvenile. According to KSP, the child is missing out of Cub Run, Kentucky and may be in danger. An Ian Alert is designed to help save the lives of children with autism. The alert will cover gaps between other alerts and uses the same system as the Amber Alert.

A man from Kentucky has been arrested after allegedly driving across state lines to kidnap a 14-year-old girl from Ionia County, according to the Ionia County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office said the girl was safely located in Indiana after a joint effort with the Indiana State Police.

IAN Alerts are used when children under the age of 18 with autism or mental illness go missing and may be in danger.

A state-appointed doctor in Kentucky ruled that the woman charged with killing her mother in Robertson County is competent to stand trial.

The Ian Alert was named after a 9-year-old who went missing in Covington and was found dead in the Ohio River.