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A lacking 5-year-old boy was found deceased in a Memphis condominium advanced pond on Thursday, April 10, in accordance with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) social media submit.
Kayden Nolen, a 5-year-old boy with autism, was reported lacking round 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, on the Residences at Lakeview Flats in Memphis, Tenn.
Nolen’s aunt, Lakevra Brounson, found that he was lacking from the condominium after she wakened from a nap, per Fox 13. She stated that it wasn’t uncommon for him to get lost, however normally he was shortly discovered by relations.
An endangered lacking individuals report was then issued on Wednesday.
On Thursday, the Memphis Police Division stated in a Fb assertion at 3 p.m. ET that his physique was positioned. The division looked for over 19 hours, by air, on foot, and thru the water, earlier than the younger boy’s physique was recovered.
“I am simply glad they discovered him once they did as quickly as they did,” Nolen’s grandfather Benjamin Tempo informed Fox 13. “Take note of your children extra. Look out for them extra. In a blink of a watch, your baby could be gone. You are by no means over protecting. You are simply being protecting sufficient.”
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“Our hearts are damaged,” the Memphis Police Division stated. “It is a tragedy that has deeply affected not solely Kayden’s family members however our whole neighborhood. The loss of a kid is a ache no household ought to ever need to endure, and we stand with Kayden’s household as they face this unimaginable heartbreak.”
“Although the result just isn’t what any of us had hoped for, your dedication and compassion won’t ever be forgotten,” learn the assertion. “Because the household begins to course of this horrible loss, we ask that their privateness be revered as they grieve.”
“We’re protecting his household, associates and those that knew him in our hearts, and supply our most honest condolences of their loss,” TBI stated in an announcement.
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A consultant for the Memphis Police Division didn’t instantly reply to PEOPLE’s request for extra info on Thursday.
