The search for a missing 4-year-old, non-verbal autistic child ended in tragedy after she was found drowned in the area of Grand Beach Lake in Genoa Township.
Deputies from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office responded at about 6:16 p.m. Saturday to the report of a missing child, who had been gone for an unknown amount of time. According to a release from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office, the child is believed to have left her home through a broken screen door.
A perimeter was sent up and additional resources immediately activated to assist in the search, including the Livingston County Dive Team, Brighton Area Fire Department, drones, canine, and a helicopter.
After an approximate 90-minute search on land and water using boats, sonar, drones, canine, and a helicopter, the child was found in approximately 4 feet of water. She was taken to Livingston County EMS on shore, then transported to Trinity Health Medical Center of Brighton where she was pronounced deceased.
Deputies were assisted by the Southeast Michigan Dive Group including divers from Livingston and Oakland counties. Also assisting were the Brighton Area Fire Department, Livingston County Ambulance, Michigan State Police, and Lapeer County Search and Rescue
This incident remains under investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau
