Non-Verbal Girl's Tragic Drowning Highlights Autism Risk
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Nine-year-old Jenny Dim, a non-verbal girl from Florence, Kentucky, went missing on March 13th, sparking a massive search involving local agencies and volunteers. Tragically, she was found dead in a nearby pond later that evening. The search, which lasted through the night and into the next day, was prompted by an IAN alert, a special notice for children with autism or mental health challenges who may be at risk. Jennys aunt expressed gratitude for the communitys support. This case underscores the known risk of eloping, a behavior where children with autism wander off, often drawn to water. In the U.S. this year, sixty-nine autistic children have drowned, nearly double the usual number. The IAN alerts are named after a boy who drowned in the Ohio River in 2022.
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