Boy with autism drowns in Fort Myers pond

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Fort Myers police car. CREDIT: WINK News

We have learned that a child drowned in Lee County.

According to the Department of Children and Families, the victim was a 7-year-old boy with autism.

The report says he was found unresponsive in a pond after he got out of his home on the 12000 block of Grand Jardin Drive undetected on Friday.

According to the boy’s family, Fort Myers police are investigating.

We’ll have more information on WINK News at 10 p.m.

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