RICHMOND, Texas (KTRK) — An 8-year-old boy with autism was found dead Sunday morning after going missing on Saturday, the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office said.
According to the sheriff’s office, Ryan Akabusi was located by Texas Equusearch. His body was retrieved from a lake near his home where he was last seen in the 19900 block of Kendall Lake Drive.
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His mother said a surveillance camera captured him leaving his bedroom around 4:56 a.m., and a neighbor’s surveillance camera captured him walking down a nearby street at 5:37 a.m.
A local Amber alert was issued late Saturday afternoon, and Texas EquuSearch organized a search party to comb the Lakemont neighborhood.
Saturday, the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office cordoned off parts of a retention pond and closed a road. Deputies could be seen searching with K9s.
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