The boy, Rakim Akbari, was believed to have wandered away from an Orlando resort Thursday morning. (Orange County Sheriff's Office, Florida)
Orlando, Fla.
A child is dead after he went missing from a resort near Walt Disney World in Florida on Thursday.
According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Florida, Rakim Akbari, 3, was reported missing from the Sheraton Vistana Resort Villas at Lake Buena Vista earlier in the day.
Authorities said Rakim had autism and had wandered away from the resort that morning.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office sent out a missing child alert for Rakim before deputies located his body in the water at the resort Thursday afternoon.
“It is with heavy hearts that we must share that our deputies have found Rakim Akbari deceased in a body of water at the resort where he was reported missing this morning. Our detectives are still looking into how this tragedy occurred,” the sheriff’s office shared.
No further details were immediately provided.
The boy was said to have gone missing while wearing pajama pants and a shirt but was without socks or shoes.
“We are grieving his loss, and our prayers are with his family,” the department said.