Join CafeMom Today! Autism Amber Alert: 5-year-old autistic boy has drowned in a pond at a Tucson golf course
AMBER Alerts are distributed via commercial radio stations, satellite radio, television stations, and cable TV by the Emergency Alert System and NOAA Weather Radio for child abductions only! Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder are NOT included in the criteria for issuing an Amber Alert. This really needs to change.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

5-year-old autistic boy has drowned in a pond at a Tucson golf course


TUCSON - A 5-year-old autistic boy has drowned in a pond at a Tucson golf course.

Authorities say the victim and his family live in a home near the golf course and the boy apparently wandered away from the house sometime before 1 p.m.

The boy's father called 911 to report him missing. Pima County Sheriff's deputies arrived in the area and began searching for the boy and he was found by deputies in the golf course pond.

More: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/08/19/20100819tucson-autistic-boy-drowns-in-pond.html

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