Kay told KABC that the police suspended the search until early Friday morning.

“We have a bunch of volunteers out here who are still looking,” Kay said. “If you guys can, if you live in the area, if you have bright lights… anything that can help us look through the dirt, the mud – anything to help us look for him and find him, we greatly appreciate it.”

Kay also told KTTV that Xavier has non-verbal autism, adding, “We need all the help we can get.”

In another Facebook update Friday morning, Kay said that the search is ongoing.