Caden DeBaun was 15 years old when he was last documented in the attached case data as having had last contact on May 8, 2021, in Omaha, Nebraska, in the 68112 area of Douglas County. Public missing-child notices later described him as missing from Omaha and stated that he was last seen in the Omaha area, with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children listing his missing date as May 9, 2021.
Caden was identified as a White/Caucasian male with brown hair and brown eyes, approximately 6 feet to 6 feet 2 inches tall, and about 150 to 160 pounds at the time recorded in the case data. His case was associated with the Omaha Police Department and NCMEC case number 1429538.
As the case continued, Nebraska officials publicly asked for help locating Caden. In May 2023, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services said Caden was a state ward, was 17 by then, and had been missing since May 9, 2021. DHHS stated that efforts to locate him had included work with law enforcement, outreach to school districts throughout Nebraska and known relatives, contact with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, and attempts to reach him through social media accounts. Local reporting from KETV repeated the public appeal, noting that DHHS was searching for information about the missing teenager and that he had last been seen in the Omaha area.
The public records available online show a case that carried concern over time because Caden was a child when he disappeared and because official agencies continued to seek information long after the first report. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children poster identified him by name, listed Omaha, Nebraska, as the missing-from location, gave the NCIC number M176292157 and NCMEC number 1429538, and directed anyone with information to contact the Omaha Police Department or NCMEC’s 24-hour call center. The public appeals did not provide detailed circumstances about what happened immediately before Caden was last seen, nor did they publicly describe clothing, transportation, or companions in the available notices.
The attached case data indicates that the case resolution status is Alive, meaning Caden DeBaun has been found alive and this is no longer an active missing persons case. The exact date he was located is not identified in the available public information reviewed, so the resolution can only be described in general terms. The case began with a teenage boy missing from Omaha in May 2021, continued through public appeals by state officials, law enforcement, and NCMEC, and ultimately ended with the most important outcome reflected in the case data: Caden was found alive, bringing the missing-person case to a close.Last Seen: May 8, 2021
