Family Members confirm Body found near McGrath State Beach in Oxnard to be Missing Teen

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. – The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) located a body near the Santa Clara Riverbed by McGrath State Beach in Oxnard on April 2nd.

Family members have confirmed the identity of the body to be that of missing teen, Oscar Omar Hernandez.

According to a statement by the LAPD, 13-year-old Oscar Omar Hernandez, a San Fernando Valley resident, was reported missing by his family on Sunday, March 30th after failing to return home from visiting a friend in Lancaster, CA.

The 7th grader at Sun Valley Magnet School loved to play soccer.

According to reports, Hernandez boarded a Metrolink train heading towards Palmdale. He was going to help a soccer coach at a complex there and when he failed to return home that night, his family reported him missing.

On April 1st, the investigation of the boy's disappearance was taken over by LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division, and undisclosed information led them to an area of interest in the city of Oxnard.

McGrath State Beach campground has been closed to the public for years due to chronic flooding and the need for repairs. While the beaches are open, the main gates are usually closed to the vehicles, but that doesn't stop people from entering on foot.

FBI Public Affairs Specialist Laura Eimiller told your News Channel the FBI was assisting a law enforcement agency with an investigation along Harbor Boulevard between Oxnard and Ventura.

The soccer coach who Hernandez went to visit in the Antelope Valley is now a person of interest in the case.

The LAPD and FBI have not revealed what information led them to that area and they are still investigating Hernandez's cause of death.

Hernandez's family told KABC that Hernandez was "a happy kid who loved soccer and was excited that he was about to receive his visa so he could return to visit relatives in Honduras". A GoFundMe has been set up for burial arrangements and other expenses.

Family and friends held a small vigil where his body was found in Oxnard.

Ventura County Sheriff's Department described the response as a joint LAPD/FBI action.

This is an ongoing investigation and Your News Channel will have more information as it becomes available.