TWO RIVERS, Wisconsin (CBS) — A 7-year-old boy with autism has been found dead in a Wisconsin river, a day after he went missing while playing outside.
Police in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, said Saturday they were called Saturday about a missing child. Jacob Baer, who had autism, was playing outside at Veteran’s Park along the West Twin River when his parents lost sight of him, police said.
Two Rivers Police
Police have launched a search and issued a missing and caused alert. Several of Jacob’s belongings were found in the West Twin River on Saturday evening, police said.
On Sunday morning, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources found a location in about 5 to 6 feet of water where Jacob’s body could have been. Jacob’s body was indeed recovered shortly afterwards and positively identified.
“This tragic event is a reminder of how dangerous the ice on our waterways can be, especially this time of year when it is very thin,” Two Rivers Police Capt. Andrew Raatz said in a news release. “Please stay off the ice and keep your children safe by closely monitoring them if they are near a waterway.”
Two Rivers is located on the shoreline of Lake Michigan in Manitowoc County, about 7 miles north and east of Manitowoc, and about 90 miles north of Milwaukee.
