A 5-year-old boy with autism who had gone missing has been found dead near Royal Palm Beach, authorities said.
Dahud Jolicoeur was reported missing on Friday around 5 p.m. according to Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies searched the area and nearby bodies of water and his body was found several hours later, the sheriff's office said.
Jolicoeur was found dead in a waterway about a block away from his home on Wood Glen Circle, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Teri Barbera said Saturday night.
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Barbera said Jolicoeur had autism, was non-verbal, and couldn't swim.
An investigation into what happened is underway.
