Adorable 5-Year-Old Boy Meets Horrible End After Security Camera Caught Him Running Away From His Maryland Home

The little boy who was caught on security footage leaving his Maryland home after being reported missing had a nightmare.

Miles McMahon, 5, who was autistic and nonverbal, disappeared from his home in Waldorf, Maryland, on Sunday morning when his family reported him missing.

But a desperate search by authorities led to the discovery of the boy’s body floating in a lake a short distance from the safety of his home.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Miles McMahon, 5, was reported missing on Sunday, which led to an extensive search where his body was discovered floating in a lake a short distance from his Maryland home.

After dive teams conducted a second search of a nearby lake, they discovered the boy’s body floating, where they pronounced him dead at the scene.

Family members called 911 after they were unable to find Miles while searching the area of ​​his home in the Bannister neighborhood.

Home security footage showed the child wearing a red t-shirt, leaving the house and jumping in the front yard without pants or shoes, according to a Charles County Sheriff’s Office news release Sunday.

Officers arrived at the home in the 1000 block of St. Paul’s Drive around 11 a.m., where they “established a perimeter and immediately focused their attention on nearby lakes and bodies of water.”

The search was extensive – search teams, drones, police, dive teams and dogs were sent to the area where he was last seen, The Independent reported.

Police K9 and bloodhounds also responded to the scene along with the sheriff’s office search management team, which utilizes specialized apps for tracking purposes.

In the news release, residents were asked to avoid the search area, which was primarily being conducted in the area of ​​St. Paul’s Drive and Piney Church Road. Residents were asked to stay on sidewalks whenever possible and out of other yards.

Miles, who was autistic and non-verbal, was reported missing to authorities on Sunday morning after family members were unable to locate him in their initial search.

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office conducted an extensive search, primarily of nearby ponds and bodies of water, that included dive teams and K9 units

The sheriff’s office also asked neighbors to search their own yards, swimming pools, sheds, bushes, trees and other small hiding places the child may have gotten into.

Those with home security cameras were urged to contact the department if the recorded footage contained anything of value that could help in the desperate search.

During the search, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office updated concerned residents on Facebook, saying, “Miles may be hiding or afraid of the commotion. For people who live in the area, please turn on your porch and yard lights.

‘For those searching outside the perimeter, please be cautious and call 911 with relative information. We have an amazing community and it’s clear that everyone cares so much.’

Despite being unable to search a lake near his home, the Maryland State Police dive team and Department of Natural Resources Police returned that same evening to check the lake again.

During the secondary search, Miles was found shortly after midnight.

“After hours of searching for 5-year-old Miles McMahon, he was unfortunately located in a lake not far from his home a short time ago and passed away,” said a Facebook update from the sheriff’s office on Monday.

They shared an additional update on Monday night, which read: ‘By now, many of you are aware of the tragic loss of Miles McMahon. The outpouring of care, concern, prayers and love for Miles’ family, as well as all the many first responders who worked tirelessly to find Miles, meant so much.

‘The show of community and the many ways people have come together to offer help shows Charles County’s compassion. These incidents are very difficult for first responders, but the grace and care you have shown our teams has truly been a source of strength.”

“Now, all of our hearts are with the McMahon family as they endure this unimaginable loss and overwhelming grief.”

Miles was last seen on home security footage wearing only a red t-shirt as he jumped into his front yard and walked away from his home.

Miles is the second autistic child to die from drowning since this summer – and is the leading cause of death for children fleeing with the disability

Ashley Ulrich, a mother whose daughter attends elementary school with Miles, told NBC: “I tossed and turned last night, just praying for a better outcome. But when I saw the news at around one in the morning, the least I could do was come and pay my respects.

Neighbors left flowers, balloons and teddy bears at the lake where he was found, in a show of support for the family.

Miles is the second child to drown in the region since the summer.

In late July, another child who was also autistic and nonverbal was reported missing after attending a community picnic at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

The body of 6-year-old Fawzan Hassan was discovered in the lake by a group of volunteers, who alerted police, WTOP News reported.

The lake that was less than 50 meters from the playground where he was last seen.

In a six-year study, it was found that only about half (49 percent) of children with autism attempted to move away from a safe environment, four times the number of their unaffected siblings, according to the National Association of Autism.

Drowning is the main cause of death for children who manage to escape.

In a six-year study, it was found that accidental drowning was responsible for 71% of deaths among autistic children.

Children with autism are 160 times more likely to die from drowning than the general pediatric population.