Deputies in Virginia find a missing man
@Deepizzaguy (122070)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
February 9, 2026 4:12pm CST
Deputies with the Halifax County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) in Virginia answered an emergency call on Sunday afternoon when a 21 year old autistic man who went missing man from his home.
The deputies who are Deputy Wilborne and his partner Deputy Clark with the HCSO assistance of their K9 dog named Phoebe searched in a wooded area and led to a powerline corridor found the missing man in less than two hours safe and sound.
The missing man was returned to his family the same day. The family of the missing man are grateful that the deputies and their K9 dog found their missing relative safe and sound.
Link is msn.com/en-us/cri...
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@MarieCoyle (59107)
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10 Feb
Some autistic children, and even adults, have a tendency to wander off very easily and quickly. It was good that he was found safe.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 Feb
@MarieCoyle I have read that drowning is the number one cause of autistic children.
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@MarieCoyle (59107)
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11 Feb
@Deepizzaguy
Did you know that the number one way that autistic children accidently lose their life is drowning? Evidently they are often drawn to water, pools, etc. I didn't know that until one of my friends from school lost her grandson to drowning--he walked out of the house and was swinging on the swing, his mom ran to the bathroom and came right back, he was gone. He made it to a small pond of water, and they found him too late.
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@Ineeddentures (33777)
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9 Feb
It's good to hear that the autistic man was found and he was ok,
Good that he was found.so quickly
K9 is like canine, that's quite clever
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Feb
K9 is based on canine with the police units in the US.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Feb
@Ineeddentures I did not know that.
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@Ineeddentures (33777)
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10 Feb
@Deepizzaguy
And also K9 was.the dog robot on Dr Who
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Feb
I bet the family was frantic. Autism makes for an interesting situation. Glad he was found so quickly.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
10 Feb
@Deepizzaguy .......Yes, indeed. Who knows what could have happened.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 Feb
@celticeagle You are right.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Feb
I am sure that the family of the missing man was frantic when he vanished for a while.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Feb
I am in agreement with you that the man was found safe and sound..
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@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
10 Feb
@Deepizzaguy All in all it didn't take them very long to find him.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Feb
I am in agreement with you that the missing man was found safe and sound.
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
10 Feb
I'm glad the man was found safe and sound.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Feb
So am I happy that the missing man was found safe and sound.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Feb
Dogs are very useful companions.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Feb
So am I happy that the man was found safe and sound.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
10 Feb
I love your stories, they are all so uplifting.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Feb
My pleasure to share these wonderful stories.
