The moment an ‘Autistic Florida Tot Caballero Axel Found Dead in Pond Hours After Vanishing From Home’ According to reports, a 3-year-old Florida toddler who went missing on Sunday was discovered dead in a retention pond.
Autistic Florida Tot Caballero Axel Found Dead In Pond Hours After Vanishing From Home
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Axel Caballero was last seen in Winter Springs. WKMG reported that hours after a missing child alert was issued, Seminole County police’s dive team discovered his body in the pond.
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— FDLE (@fdlepio) November 13, 2022
A Florida Missing Child Alert has been issued for 3-year-old Axel Caballero, last seen in Winter Springs, Florida. If you have any information, please contact the Seminole County Sheriff's Office at 407-665-6650 or 911. pic.twitter.com/rSCtwbB6bJ
Police said Caballero had autism. WFLA reported that the pond was located not far from the toddler’s home.
Authorities had set up a search party in a Winter Springs neighborhood, where Axel was last seen, along Ponce De Leon Boulevard.
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Neighbors were told to go home shortly after the alert, as authorities brought in drones and search dogs.
In a tweet, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said Axel was found deceased by their dive team in a nearby retention pond.
***UPDATE*** We are deeply saddened to report 3-year-old Axel was located by SCSO Dive Team members deceased in a nearby retention pond. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
— Seminole County S.O. (@SeminoleSO) November 13, 2022
Caballero’s cause of death remains under investigation.
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