A 6-year-old boy in Detroit wandered away from a family reunion at Belle Isle Park and went missing after falling into a river. After being found in the water, the boy was rushed to a local hospital, where he tragically died.
According to a Michigan State Police release, the incident occurred at around 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, July 26. While at a family reunion at Belle Isle Shelter #2, located near a river that feeds into Lake Tacoma, several children were playing in a bouncing castle.
However, the 6-year-old, unnamed, who was autistic, left the bouncing castle and wandered away from the children and the reunion altogether. Eventually, family members noticed the boy had disappeared and started looking for him. Authorities were called once his family members failed to locate him…