佛罗里达州Fort Pierce一名5岁自闭症女童失踪数小时后在社区蓄水池中被发现身亡：警方称遗体未见外伤
位于美国佛罗里达州圣卢西县（St. Lucie County）的 Fort Pierce 市警方10月24日表示，一名5岁女童当天上午被家人报告失踪后，下午在住所附近的一处社区蓄水池中被搜救人员发现，已经身亡。
警方确认，女童名叫 Mayra Glory Odelus，患有自闭症、无法用语言表达。她最后一次被人看见是在 Portofino Landings Boulevard 5100号街区一带，该地位于 Okeechobee Road 以北、South Jenkins Road 以东。Fort Pierce 警察局发言人 Juliana Walker 表示，女童的父亲于上午11时39分报警称其失踪；警长 Michael Santiago 说，父亲约在上午11时10分发现孩子不见，家人随即在周边自行寻找。
Santiago 说，女童平时随身携带一台平板电脑，家人尝试定位时，信号显示在水边一带，但搜救人员最终没有找到那台平板。邻近的 Port St. Lucie 警方派出一只警犬到场，循迹追踪到水边；Fort Pierce 警方同时出动无人机协助搜索。圣卢西县警长办公室的潜水队随后下水，在这处回旋镖形状的蓄水池中、离岸约20码处发现女童，时间约为下午3时，该池塘距她家不远。
Santiago 表示，女童遗体未见外伤迹象，目前尚不清楚她在水中停留了多久。警方称调查仍在继续，并将进行尸检。Santiago 在说明案情时表示，警方希望公众随时留意孩子的去向，对自闭症儿童尤其如此，并注意锁好门户；他说，自闭症儿童常常会被水体吸引。
警方呼吁，知情者可拨打 772-467-6800 向 Fort Pierce 警察局提供线索。
来源：GSM·美国
Five-Year-Old Girl With Autism Found Dead in Retention Pond in Fort Pierce, Florida, Hours After Being Reported Missing, Police Say
Police in Fort Pierce, a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, said on October 24 that a five-year-old girl reported missing by her family that morning was found dead in the afternoon in a retention pond near her home.
Police identified the girl as Mayra Glory Odelus, who had autism and was non-verbal. She was last seen in the 5100 block of Portofino Landings Boulevard, north of Okeechobee Road and east of South Jenkins Road. Fort Pierce police spokesperson Juliana Walker said the girl's father reported her missing at 11:39 a.m.; Maj. Michael Santiago said the father noticed her missing at about 11:10 a.m. and the family began searching the area.
Santiago said the girl always carried a tablet, and the family was pinging the device, which appeared to be near the water, though the tablet was ultimately not located. Port St. Lucie police sent a bloodhound that tracked to the water, and Fort Pierce police used drones in the search. A dive team from the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office then found the girl at about 3 p.m., roughly 20 yards out in the boomerang-shaped retention pond, not far from the family home.
Santiago said there were no signs of trauma to the body, and it was not known how long she had been in the water. Police said the investigation continues and an autopsy will be performed. Santiago said police urge the public to be aware of where their children are at all times, especially children with autism, and to secure doors, noting that children with autism often are drawn to water.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Fort Pierce Police Department at 772-467-6800.
Source: GSM, United States
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