ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A lacking youngster search resulted in tragedy Thanksgiving morning after the physique of 5-year-old Aaron Peña was recovered from a pond close to his Orange County house, in keeping with deputies.
Peña’s mom, Melissa Stanton, stated the 5-year-old was non-verbal with autism and wandered away from his house Wednesday.
The boy’s house is situated close to Moss Park Road and State Road 417, in keeping with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
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Stanton instructed News 6 that he walked out of the again door of the home at about 12:45 p.m.
According to Stanton, she had been working from house when she realized she couldn’t hear Peña within the background, which is when she realized one thing was flawed.
“I wasn’t hearing any type of laughing sounds or him singing over and over — like, repetitive songs — he does that, or he’ll usually create a scenario where he’ll talk to himself about the birds and colors and songs that he watches on YouTube,” she stated.
Stanton stated she then went to verify her youngsters’s rooms, and after discovering that he wasn’t there, she noticed that the again door had been opened. While the door is often locked, she instructed News 6 that she believes Peña discovered unlock it.
Stanton reported the kid lacking, main deputies and neighbors to provoke a search close to the house.
Just earlier than 1 a.m. Thursday, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office reported the boy was discovered useless.
“It’s with a heavy heart that we must report that Aaron Pena was found, deceased, in a body of water not far from his home. We are grieving his loss and our prayers are with his family,” the sheriff’s workplace stated in a Facebook put up.
No different particulars have been launched.
Stanton stated that Peña was the youngest of her three youngsters.
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