Missing Jacksonville boy found sleeping under mobile home a block away from his house

The Jacksonville Police Department said in a Facebook post on Friday that Christiansen was found safe and in good health.

In a press conference on Friday afternoon, officials said he was found asleep under a mobile home a block away from his house. A community member called the police after he woke up and came out from under the home.

Jacksonville Chief of Police Mike Yaniero said that officials were able to find Christiansen because of the community's teamwork. 

Early Friday morning in a press conference, police said they were treating the disappearance of the missing boy as an abduction since they didn't yet know what happened.

Christiansen was last seen around 5:45 Thursday night at 553 Corbin St., in a mobile home park called Holiday City. Temperatures were expected to stay in the 30s all Friday, and the community posted on social media that they are worried he may be outdoors and cold.

Yaniero said crews were searching for the boy since 6 p.m. on Thursday, after he got off the school bus.

Christiansen attends Hunter's Creek Elementary and was in school on Thursday, police confirmed.

Multiple agencies have joined the search of the area around the mobile home park, including the State Highway Patrol, N.C. Emergency Management, N.C. Marine Fisheries, the American Red Cross and numerous volunteer fire departments.

Search crews used helicopters and drones to look for Christiansen in wooded areas near the neighborhood and also searched a pond near the boy's home. On Friday morning, the Federal Bureau of Investigations joined local law enforcement to help search for the young boy.

Between 50 to 60 law enforcement officers were searching for the boy Friday morning, and community members are also volunteering to help, police said.