The UK said that the body was found in the Ruza River in the Volokolamsk urban district.

“According to the preliminary data of the expert, the death of the child was caused by drowning,” the department said.

Investigators ordered a forensic examination. A complex of investigative actions is being carried out.

Earlier, a case was opened in the Moscow region after the disappearance of a ten-year-old boy suffering from a number of diseases.

The body of a child was later discovered.