TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed a 5-year-old boy has been found useless hours after he was reported lacking from his house in Orange County.
According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Aaron Pena’s physique was found in a physique of water not removed from his house on Savannah Landing Circle.
“We are grieving his loss and our prayers are with his family,” the company stated in an announcement.
Pena’s mom, Melissa Stanton, told WESH she realized her son was lacking on Wednesday when she noticed the again door was unlocked and open, and ran outdoors and couldn’t discover him.
She stated her son has autism and is non-verbal, and is interested in our bodies of water.
“So I went straight to the pool area and the pond,” she stated.
Authorities issued a Missing Child Alert for Pena on Tuesday and seemed for the kid in a close-by pond utilizing sonar know-how.
At about 1:30 a.m. Thursday, authorities stated the lacking youngster alert had been canceled.
“It is with sadness to report the child has been found deceased,” the Florida Department of Law Enforcement stated in a news launch. “Please remember his family and friends during this difficult time.”