PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — Another child with autism has died after wandering from home and ending up in a body of water — marking the third autism related drowning in Port St. Lucie in just seven months.
Police say 5-year-old Zam Tuang slipped out of his home Monday night, opening multiple doors before making his way to a nearby canal near SW Juliet Avenue and SW Hampshire Lane. Officers launched an urgent search using drones, bloodhounds, and patrol teams, eventually pulling the boy from the water and performing CPR. He was pronounced dead at the hospital around 11 p.m.
A Pattern of Recent Tragedies
This tragedy follows two similar incidents:
November 2025: A non-verbal 5-year-old boy was found dead in a lake after an extensive search…