Sheriff's Office searching for missing 5-year-old DeLeon Springs boy

Courtesy photo. Kaleb Careli, 5, was reported missing this afternoon from his back yard in DeLon Springs.

DELEON SPRINGS -- The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is looking for a missing 5-year-old DeLeon Springs boy who was last seen in the back yard of his home.

Kaleb Carreli is a white male about 45 inches tall and weighing 52 pounds. He has blue eyes, blond hair and a star-shaped scar over his left eyebrow.

He was wearing a green shirt, black cargo shorts and no shoes. He was last seen at about 5:15 p.m. at 2545 Place Pond Road, DeLeon Springs.

The Sheriff's Office has deputies, K-9 units and a helicopter out searching for the boy who might have wandered off into the nearby woods.

Please call 386-736-5999 if you have information about Kaleb's whereabouts or call 911 if there is an emergency.