Gwinnett County officers rescue missing 5-year-old autistic boy from sewer

Gwinnett County police helped save a 5-year-old autistic boy who wandered away from a playground last month.

On November 15, officers responded to Peachtree Ridge Park after reports of a boy who went missing. About 40 minutes into the search, officer Hugley noticed a fence around a retention pond had been pulled up.

“He followed his instinct, went under the fence, and checked in a sewer drain of a nearby neighborhood,” Gwinnett County police said…

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