An alert was issued for 4-year-old Waylon Childs around 2 p.m. after he was reported missing from the area of Fleming Avenue, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcemen

Authorities in Florida say a 4-year-old boy with autism has been found dead hours after he disappeared while at a local park with family.

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — A young Ormond Beach boy at the center of a Missing Child Alert was found dead Sunday night. An alert was issued for 4-year-old Waylon Childs around 2 p.m. after he was reported missing from the area of Fleming Avenue, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Officials with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement have issued a Missing Child Alert for a 4-year-old boy in Volusia County on Sunday.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a Missing Child Alert for a 4-year-old Ormond Beach boy on Sunday.According to FDLE, Waylon Childs was last seen in the 600 block of Fleming Avenue in Ormond Beach,