Hammond police said a volunteer kayaker found a body in the river just after 8:15 p.m.
That person said he located it about 300 feet west of where Carter went missing.
On May 21, in coordination with multiple agencies, including the Little Calumet River Basin commissioner, the decision was made to temporarily stop the flow of water into the Little Calumet River in an attempt to get as deep into the river as possible to search for Carter, police said in a news release early Tuesday morning.
Police said after the volunteer called it in, a dive team responded and removed a body from the water.
The Lake County Coroner's Office in Indiana confirmed it was Carter later Tuesday.
His manner of death was pending.
Many volunteers who helped in the search have had an emotional experience.
"This is a baby; he's autistic, special needs, who wouldn't?" one woman said. "Anybody that has a heart and loves kids, children, or have children of their own, even ones that (are) autistic, special needs, out here, trying to help."
Carter disappeared at around 12:30 p.m. on May 15 from the Best Western hotel on 179th Street in Hammond.
Carter had autism, and was nonverbal, but highly functional. He lived in Kansas City, Missouri, and was in the area to visit relatives when he disappeared.
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A camera in the back of the hotel captured an image of Carter as he left.
The search had continued for 10 days up until this point, as the boy's family appealed to the public for help.
Dogs, dive teams, helicopters and teams of volunteers searched the area near the hotel, including the Little Calumet River.
Dogs apparently picked up a scent near the river behind the hotel, and search crews concentrated their efforts there.
The Hammond Police Department will be holding a press conference to talk about the case at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
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