Autistic Boy Is Found After 4 Nights in Swamp
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FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — A 12-year-old autistic boy who spent four nights lost in a swamp that was a challenge even to Army Rangers was found Sunday naked and hungry but with just a few scratches.
Taylor Touchstone was hospitalized in good condition, police said.
A boater found Taylor bobbing along in East Bay River about 14 miles from where he vanished Wednesday on an outing in a remote area of Eglin Air Force Base.
Taylor, who was with his mother and sister, had been jumping from a small bridge over Turtle Creek when he went in and “just kept going,” police said.
Helicopters using heat sensors joined in the search by Army Rangers and Green Berets and Marines.
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