UPDATE: Six-year-old found dead after going missing Sunday afternoon

Harrison County, Miss. (WXXV)–Harrison County Sheriff’s Office officials say the six-year-old that went missing from her Saucier area home Sunday afternoon was found dead Sunday evening.

Details are still very limited, but officials say Gracelyn Vick’s body was found around 6 p.m. Sunday evening in the vicinity of her family’s residence near F Taylor Road and Saucier Fairley Road.

She had last been seen around noon Sunday heading outside to play in her front yard.

Harrison County sheriff’s deputies and other Harrison County first responders spent the afternoon and evening searching for Gracelyn in the area, using helicopters and ATVs in the search.

This is an active investigation, and we’ll keep you updated once we learn more from law enforcement.