A 9-year-old boy in Bakersfield whose reported abduction Wednesday triggered a two-state Amber Alert apparently died in an accidental collapse of dirt in a lot near his home and another boy who reported the abduction made up the story, police said.

The body of Zane Newton was found “completely covered” in dirt in a field hours after the reported kidnapping. Police said it appears Newton fell into a hole and was buried when it collapsed around him.

Newton was reported abducted while playing outside with a boy, who told police a masked man pulled up in a black car and opened fire on them.

—The Associated Press

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