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- On March 9, 2025, deputies and an off-duty dispatcher rescued an 11-year-old autistic boy from a busy freeway in Santee, California.
- The boy wandered away less than an hour earlier from his family at a supermarket on Mission Gorge Road before crossing freeway lanes near State Route 52.
- Sheriff's Dispatcher Shiloh Corbet spotted the boy running near an on-ramp around 5:15 p.m. And followed him while directing deputies to the scene.
- Deputies Cody Green and Michael Moser reached the boy running along traffic, jumped the guardrail, and safely returned him to his thankful mother while a helicopter captured the rescue.
- The rescuers received Exemplary Performance Awards, and the incident highlighted the importance of swift coordination in protecting vulnerable individuals near dangerous roadways.
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Moment police rescue 11-year-old autistic boy after he wandered on to freeway
This is the heart-stopping moment police rescued an 11-year-old autistic boy after he wandered onto a freeway in Santee, California. The child, who is non-verbal, had reportedly gone missing after he ran out of a supermarket he was visiting with his family. Drone footage released by the San Diego County Sheriff's Office shows the boy crouching near the State Route 52 on-ramp on March 9. Two deputies can be seen chasing him as he hops onto the fr…
San Diego County deputies and off-duty dispatcher rescue boy with special needs on freeway
SANTEE, Calif. (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - It was a frightening sight: An 11-year-old boy alone, just feet away from busy freeway lanes, but two deputies and an off-duty dispatcher shared how they came together to rescue him. Drivers don't expect to see this, and neither does the San Diego County Sheriff's Department's (SDSD) ASTREA helicopter pilot: A young boy in the highway's median. "He's just running in front of all the vehicles," said Shiloh Corbet…
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11-Year-Old Boy with Autism Found Wandering on Freeway After Vanishing from Supermarket
“The child hopped the guardrail and started running along the busy freeway,” the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office saidSan Diego Sheriff's Office Child Rescued From San Diego FreewayAn 11-year-old boy with autism went missing from a Santee superstore in San Diego was found wandering along a freeway, according to authorities. On March 9, just before 4:30 p.m., dispatchers received a report of a nonverbal child who ran away from his family at a su…
Mother warns parents of risks after drowning of 3-year-old boy with autism
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Video shows rescue of boy with autism wandering on freeway
SANTEE, Calif. (KSWB) - Authorities on Tuesday released a rescue video of a missing 11-year-old boy with autism who had wandered onto a freeway last month in Santee, California. On March 9, around 4:30 p.m., authorities received a report of the boy going missing from a supermarket, the San Diego County Sheriff's Office said. The child, who is non-verbal, was with his family when he ran out of the store, according to the reporting party. When his…
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