By Aya Elamroussi and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN
Updated 1:47 PM ET, Thu June 3, 2021
Iowa authorities say 11-year-old Xavior Harrelson was reported missing May 27. (CNN)Authorities are seeking the public s help in the search for an 11-year-old boy who remains missing in central Iowa after hundreds of people spent part of Memorial Day weekend looking for him.
Xavior Harrelson was reported missing May 27 in Montezuma, Iowa, nearly 60 miles east of Des Moines, the Poweshiek County Sheriff s Office said in a Facebook post.
The FBI is assisting local authorities in the search, Amy Adams, a spokeswoman for the FBI Omaha field office, confirmed on Thursday.
The search for missing 11-year-old Xavior Harrelson returned to Montezuma Tuesday, where investigators began to search surveillance video for clues. Agents with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation were seen leaving the trailer where Xavior lives with his mother. Sign up for our Newsletters According to Iowa DCI agent Mitch Mortvedt, investigators continue to canvas Montezuma review footage from a dozen surveillance cameras. “We've asked.