4 year old drowned

Sidney died of an apparent drowning on Sunday. 


Wandering 
Wandering is one of the greatest risks to children who have autism, officials with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children stated , and nearly half of children with autism will wander. 

Being able to find these children is complicated further by the fact that they may hide from other people or head straight for water, says Robert Lowery, vice president of NCMEC's missing children division. 

Higher-functioning children have been known to travel several miles with the help of public transportation. 

Danger Water poses a particular danger. From 2009 to 2011, 91 percent of the deaths of children with autism (14 and younger) were due to accidental drowning after wandering.

Grief 
The ripples of grief from Sidney's death touched many. Bring and other officials were visibly emotional at a Saturday news conference, soon after Sidney's body was found. 

Sidney's body was found in Lake Erie around 3:30 p.m. He wasn't more than 60 feet from shore – not even a quarter of a mile from his grandparents' home.