EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Eden Prairie Police Department (EPPD) has discontinued an urgent search after a body matching the description of a missing boy with autism was found in a pond late Sunday night.
A search team made up of personnel from EPPD, the Eden Prairie Fire Department, K-9 units, drones and a State Patrol helicopter was deployed shortly before 6 p.m. after 11-year-old Mohamed Mohamed, described as autistic and non-verbal, wandered off. After just over three hours of searching, EPPD posted on its social media channels that a body matching the description of the missing child had been pulled from a pond near his family's home.
"It is with heavy hearts we share that a body matching the description of Mohamed Mohamed, the 11-year-old child who went missing earlier today, was recovered from a pond nearby Mohamed’s residence at approximately 9:30 pm Sunday, Oct 20," said the department in a post on X.
The department has discontinued search efforts and is launching an investigation into the circumstances of the incident.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.