""He was immensely caring, thoughtful, polite, passionate, and warmhearted - he loved his family and the friends in his life to the fullest. He was an amazingly talented young man; a music producer, an artist and engineer, and graduate of NYU. We loved Nathan with all of our hearts and are incredibly proud of him. He was loved and appreciated, and in our last times together we're comforted in knowing that we expressed that very sentiment to him.""
""After being unable to locate Mr. Smith during that time, teams expanded the search to include a pond in Mayfield Park near Smith's Milton residence," Milton police shared. "On February 6, 2026, at approximately 11:53 a.m., divers with the Cherokee County Fire Department located and recovered a body from the pond. The individual is believed to be Nathan Smith, pending official confirmation by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office.""
Nathan Smith, known as DJ Young Slade, was declared missing on February 3 after leaving his residence under unusual circumstances. Search teams expanded to a pond in Mayfield Park near his Milton, Georgia home. On February 6, divers with the Cherokee County Fire Department recovered a body from the pond believed to be Nathan Smith, pending confirmation by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office. Milton police reported no indication of foul play while treating the case as an open investigation. Lil Jon and Nathan's mother expressed devastation and described Nathan as a kind, talented NYU graduate and music professional.
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