Missing Florida 6-year-old found dead in pond behind home

Credit: DaytonDailyNews

A 6-year-old boy with special needs who walked away from his Lakeland home on Friday afternoon was later found dead in a pond just 50 feet away, WFTS in Tampa reports. 

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Polk County Sheriff's Office divers found the body of Adam Roach around 10:40 p.m., Sheriff Grady Judd said. He was reported missing around 3:30 p.m.

11:20 p.m. - It is with very heavy hearts that we report Adam Roach was found deceased in a retention pond directly...

Posted by Polk County Sheriff's Office on Friday, August 4, 2017

"The family is devastated," Judd told WFTS. The boy was said to be non-verbal and hard of hearing.

The Sheriff's Office announced that it will conduct an investigation of the death.

Sheriff Judd, with great sadness, reporting that Adam Roach was found deceased in a retention pond directly behind his home.

Posted by Polk County Sheriff's Office on Friday, August 4, 2017

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