Deputies were searching for a 6-year-old boy who was reported missing in Immokalee on Saturday night.
Adji Desir around was last seen leaving his home in Farm Workers Village around 7:15 p.m., deputies said. Adji was watching television in his bedroom when he told his parents he was going outside to play with friends, deputies said.
His parents watched him leave the house and go outside. When they went to check on him a few minutes later he was nowhere to be found. His parents then notified authorities.
Deputies said the boy is described as 3 feet tall and 45 pounds with short black hair. He was wearing a blue and yellow T-shirt and blue and yellow shorts.
Deputies are searching the area with patrol cars, a helicopter and K-9s. They are also going door-to-door assisted by local firefighters.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Collier County Sheriff’s Office at 239.793.9300.