Drone, Good Samaritans save autistic man lost overnight in North Texas park

ARLINGTON, Texas — Good Samaritans are credited with saving the life of a young autistic man early Tuesday morning after he became separated from his father and got lost deep inside an Arlington park.

“A little tired, but happy,” Tim Gundlach said after he joined the successful search for his nephew Jacob Bates. “We’re really blessed.”

Bates, 25, and his father were cycling on the mountain bike trails at River Legacy Park in Arlington Monday evening: Scot Bates in the lead with his son Jacob following him…

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