Mystery of a teenager who went missing a decade ago finally solved

Jacob Lyon was 19 when he vanished (Picture: Facebook)

The decade-long mystery of a missing teenager has finally been solved following a DNA breakthrough.

Jacob Lyon, 19, was reported missing in Niceville, Florida, by his mum Julie in February 2016, after not hearing from him for three months.

Yet skeletal fragments found about 12 miles away in 2022 have been positively identified as Jacob.

The sheriff’s office said yesterday: ‘This is not the result our community hoped for.