Lil Jon’s Missing Son Believed to Be Body Recovered from Georgia Pond: ‘Extremely Heartbroken’
Nancy Dillon
created: Feb. 6, 2026, 10:15 p.m. | updated: Feb. 9, 2026, 3:22 a.m.
The desperate search for Lil Jon’s missing son, Nathan Smith, appears to have ended in tragedy after authorities recovered a body from a Georgia pond that’s believed to be the 27-year-old musician also known as DJ Young Slade.
“I am extremely heartbroken for the tragic loss of our son, Nathan Smith,” Lil Jon said in a statement posted on his social media accounts.
“We loved Nathan with all of our hearts and are incredibly proud of him.
When police shared a missing person advisory for Nathan earlier this week, they said he was last seen around 6 a.m. on Tuesday.
In his statement, Lil Jon thanked several members of the police department by name and revealed that a K9 team had assisted in the search.
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