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Missing 7-year-old with autism found deceased, officials say

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VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A 7-year-old boy with autism who went missing from Deltona on Monday was found deceased, officials said.

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said Charlie Newton ran away from home and went north on Stillwater Avenue around 8 p.m.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement reported Newton deceased around 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday. Newton was nonverbal and attracted to Christmas lights and bodies of water.

There are no further details about his disappearance at this time.

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