5-Year-Old Boy With Autism Found Dead in Pond Near Florida Home
TMZ
A 5-year-old nonverbal boy with autism was found dead in a retention pond just 30 feet from his Florida home after becoming unsupervised overnight. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister highlighted this tragedy as a sobering reminder for parents of children with special needs to provide swimming lessons, noting that autistic children are often drawn to water.
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