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A young boy with autism wanders away from home and ends up standing in chest-deep water in a pond on Christmas night, prompting a search by deputies and an aerial unit. Officers locate him and rescue him from the water — the second time in several months he has needed to be saved from a similar situation. Authorities note he is nonverbal and drawn to water, and urge caregivers of children with special needs to use multiple safety measures to prevent future emergencies, and the boy returns home safely.
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