A 6-year-old boy with special needs who walked away from his Lakeland home on Friday afternoon was later found dead in a pond just 50 feet away, WFTS in Tampa reports.
Polk County Sheriff's Office divers found the body of Adam Roach around 10:40 p.m., Sheriff Grady Judd said. He was reported missing around 3:30 p.m.
"The family is devastated," Judd told WFTS. The boy was said to be non-verbal and hard of hearing.
The Sheriff's Office announced that it will conduct an investigation of the death.
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