As an 8-year-old boy was surrounded chest deep in water in a Milford pond, he gripped a nearby tree trying to not go fully under.
The child, who is non-verbal and autistic, escaped through the first floor window of a nearby home. His mother called 911 around 3:58 p.m. because he was nowhere to be found, according to a press release from the Milford Police Department.
Patrol units began the search, with Milford Police Officer Brian Sanchioni and K-9 Titan beginning a track of the area…