Discovery made in pond in hunt for missing, non-verbal autistic boy

The search for a missing six-year-old non-verbal autistic boy from Washington has ended in tragedy after his body was found in a pond.

Fawzan Hassan was last seen around 3pm on Saturday near the playground at Bohrer Park located in Gaithersburg, on the same day a picnic event was held by members of the Ethiopian community. His family were among those in attendance.

Montgomery County Police announced at a news conference on Sunday evening, that the body was discovered in the pond around 5.30pm by a group of volunteers.

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