4-Year-Old Boy with Autism Disappears from Home. Hours Later, Police Make ‘Heartbreaking’ Discovery at Nearby Pool

“This is a heartbreaking loss,” police said after the child was located

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  • Aazam Dahir, 4, was reported missing in Louisville, Ky., on May 16, prompting a large-scale search
  • Dahir, who had autism and was non-verbal, was found in a nearby pool hours after a Golden Alert was issued
  • Nearly 100 people joined efforts to find the child, who neighbors said had a habit of wandering

A 4-year-old boy with autism was found dead in a Kentucky pool hours after he disappeared from home.

Aazam Dahir was last seen in the area of Richiewayne Drive in Louisville around 8 p.m. local time on Saturday, May 16, according to a bulletin shared by the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department (LMPD).

Officers responded to the scene within minutes of receiving the report and launched a large-scale search for the child, according to CBS affiliate WLKY and ABC affiliate WHAS…

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