Deputies in Alabama locate a teenager who has autism
@Deepizzaguy (120707)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
April 26, 2026 1:45pm CST
Deputies with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) in Crestview Alabama answered an emergency call on Thursday afternoon when a 16 year old male teenager was reported missing from his parents' home.
One OCSO deputy studied an aerial map of the area noticed two ponds in the area and he used his knowledge of the behavior of autistic children who tend to go near water.
The deputy contacted the owner of the property who told the deputy that a person that looked like the missing teenager was seen in the area about 90 minutes earlier.
The OCSO deputies used a Drone Unit to locate the teenager hiding in dense brush along the wood line just feet from the ponds.
The teenager was returned to his relatives after sunset the same day safe and sound.
Link is msn.com/en-us/news/cri...
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@luisadannointed (10909)
• Philippines
27 Apr
Wow that was cool, using a drone!
But anyway, I am glad they found him, I think the parents must be terrified that their child is missing and to think that he has a special needs, my heart is cryign right now...
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@luisadannointed (10909)
• Philippines
27 Apr
@Deepizzaguy thanks.
Imagine those people who are normal and got lost, they still got injured, whatever, what more when these people who have special needs get lost? I don't want to think about bad things. I am just happy he was found and safe.
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@celticeagle (188410)
• Boise, Idaho
21h
@Deepizzaguy ........I think the parents may want to secure him a bit better.
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@Deepizzaguy (120707)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Apr
So am I happy that the child was found and returned to his relatives.
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@RasmaSandra (96780)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Apr
That is irresponsible if you have such a teenager you make sure someone is around to watch him all the time,
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@Deepizzaguy (120707)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Apr
I know what you mean since I have a nephew who is autistic and needs to be watched closely at home.
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@AliCanary (4259)
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29 Apr
I'm glad they had a deputy who understood autistic behaviour. So many times recently things ahev gone badly when officers don't understand how to relate to people with a different mentality.
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@LindaOHio (220028)
• United States
28 Apr
I'm so glad the teenager was found safe and sound.
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@Deepizzaguy (120707)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Apr
So am I happy that the teenager is safe and sound.
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@Ineeddentures (30561)
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27 Apr
This is true
Autistic kids do seem to like water.
And one quite recently was chasing ducks in a pond in a town near us.
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@Deepizzaguy (120707)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Apr
That is true that autistic kids like water.
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