WOODWORTH, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The search for the missing baby in Stutsman County is over.

Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser reports that the 4 month-old baby has been found passed away.

Kaiser is unsure of when the baby passed, but he says an autopsy will be conducted to find out how long the baby has been dead. He says the extra information in their investigation helped them find the baby.

Sheriff Kaiser says family has been notified. As far as updates on mother Justice Lange, he believes she currently remains in the Fargo Hospital. There has been no charges at this time and his department will need some time to investigate before issuing any.

Several agencies have been searching since Saturday morning for the baby in high heat with temperatures reaching nearly 100 degrees. Sheriff Kaiser says it was a team effort and everyone searching remained safe and hydrated.

The search launched after it became known that Lange and her baby had been missing since Monday. When Lange was found, she was taken into custody at the Carrington Police Department and the search for her baby commenced.

—Saturday morning—

After searching for a missing baby in Stutsman County came up empty Friday, the Sheriff’s Office and several other agencies will conduct a major search today.

Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser reports that officers from seven agencies will search 8 square miles of northwestern Stutsman County after learning that a mother could not remember the last four days or where she had left her 4 month-old son.

The search will focus on a slough using boats remotely operated by the Jamestown Fire Department. Search dogs have also been called in.

The ground search will be conducted using utility vehicles and on foot. Roughly 30 to 40 personnel are expected to assist.

Agencies involved include the Jamestown Rural Fire Department, North Dakota Highway Patrol, Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Jamestown Special Operations, North Dakota Game & Fish, Stutsman County Sheriff’s Reserves, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife.

—7:00 PM Friday, July 6th—

The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Department continues to search for a baby that has gone missing after locating a pickup and the mother of the child in the Woodworth area.

Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser states that on Monday this week, authorities were notified of a missing woman from Carrington along with her 4 month-old child and a purple pickup.

Kaiser says this morning, a farmer located Justice Lange walking in the rural Woodworth, picked her up and took her to Carrington where he contacted the local police. The location of the vehicle and child was still not known. Sheriff Kaiser stated that the North Dakota Highway Patrol brought their plane and assisted ground patrols through the air and found the vehicle roughly 4 miles from where Lange was picked up.

Sheriff Kaiser says they searched the area and found clothing.

Kaiser says they have not yet found the baby boy and will be searching another slough between that location. He says the Jamestown Fire Department’s Search and Rescue Dog has been brought to the scene.

Kaiser says Lange had several warrants out for her arrest. She has since been transferred to the Fargo Hospital with undisclosed injuries. He says searches will continue tonight and if nothing is found, they will start again tomorrow.

—Previously—

The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Department is currently engaged in a search for a missing baby and pickup truck believed to be in the Woodworth area.

While details remain scarce, all that is known is the mother is currently in custody with the Carrington Police Department. Family members are assisting with the search in Stutsman County.

According to Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser, the mother was last seen in Jamestown about four days ago. Sheriff Kaiser says he is unsure of how long the child has been without the mother.

More details will be released as the search and investigation continues.