The search for the 13-year-old Pennsylvania boy who went missing from his home on Wednesday evening after receiving an email from his school about overdue homework ended on Sunday after his body was found in a creek near his family's home. Cayman Naib left his home in Newtown Square at 6.45pm on Wednesday after getting the email from the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr and he hasn't been seen since. He was an eighth grader at the school. Scroll down for video . Cayman Naib, 13, hadn't been seen since he left his home in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday . He left his home 30 minutes after getting an email from the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr about late homework . A police source said a K-9 team found Cayman Naib's body in Darby Creek Sunday at 1.30pm . The boy was discovered around 1.30pm by a K-9 search team in Darby Creek, a police source told The Inquirer. The body was only a few hundred yards from the 13-acre property where his family's home is located. The Delaware County district attorney's office could not say if Cayman's body 'exhibited signs of trauma due to snow',  the Delaware County Daily Times reported. The Naibs created the Facebook group 'Find Cayman' to aid the search effort. They updated the page with a message confirming Cayman's death on Sunday afternoon. They wrote: 'It is with a heavy heart that we share news that the family has just learned through the search and rescue team and local law enforcement that Cayman has been found deceased. 'Please understand that the family is still processing and struggling with this most recent news but that they would like to thank all of the thousands of people over the last five days – friends, family, community, law enforcement, local, county, and federal, search and rescue, fire departments, the school communities, especially Shipley and Episcopal Academy, and even perfect strangers – who have come together to support the family to find Cayman.' The family has asked for privacy and will not update the Facebook page while the investigation is ongoing. They have a daughter as well. Police were investigating the matter as a runaway case, according to FOX 29. Before getting the heartbreaking news, Farid Naib, Cayman's father, called his son 'a great kid'. He said: 'He was upset over a homework assignment and went out into the storm Wednesday night.' The Facebook group 'Find Cayman was created to aid in the search effort for the missing team . The Shipley School (above) sent Cayman an email about overdue homework 30 minutes before he went missing . When Cayman went missing from his home on Harrison Drive (above) in Newtown Square, he left his wallet . Hundreds of people had been  handing out fliers and canvassing the area while others were spreading the word about Cayman's disappearance online with the hashtag #FINDCAYMAN. Hundreds of people had been handing out fliers and canvassing the area looking for Cayman . According to a post on the Facebook page, the search for Cayman on Saturday  included 15 dog teams with their handlers, a group of more than 250 volunteers and the Berwyn Fire Department. On Sunday morning, Becky and Farid Naib wrote: 'The search continues today. 'We have been overwhelmed by our friend's and our community's support. 'Close family friends have taken on enormous responsibility in helping us cope with our grief and worry and the needs of interacting with the various groups assisting us. 'Friends from thousand s of miles away have flown into help with search. 'We are stunned by the depth of assistance we are being provided. 'Law enforcement from our local police to the federal level are doing everything they can to help. 'All we need now is a happy ending, . 'Cayman please come home. We love you.' The civil air patrol was also deployed as part of the search effort on Sunday. A search on Saturday included 15 dog teams with their handlers and a group of more than 250 volunteers .
Cayman Naib had been missing since 6:45pm on Wednesday, March 4 . Police source says K-9 team found him in Darby Creek Sunday at 1.30pm . He was in eighth grade at the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, Pennslyvania . Left house in Newtown Square after getting email about overdue homework . Facebook group 'Find Cayman' was created to aid the search effort . Community members and local and federal officers were looking for boy .