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Gwinnett Police Release Bodycam of Rescue of 5-Year-Old With Autism Found in Sewer Drain

The video accompanies an outreach push highlighting Project Lifesaver for families facing wandering risks.

Overview

  • Body-camera footage shows officers locating a missing child who vanished from Peachtree Ridge Park on Nov. 15.
  • About 40 minutes into the search, Officer Hugley spotted a lifted fence near a retention pond and heard a response from a storm drain.
  • Officer Nunez crawled a couple hundred feet into the sewer to reach the boy as Lt. Huggins positioned crews at the nearest drain cover.
  • The child was removed safely and was not injured, according to Gwinnett County Police.
  • Police posted the video on Facebook and urged enrollment in Project Lifesaver, which uses transmitter bracelets and receivers to speed searches.