A missing 4-year-old boy in Ormond Beach has been found dead, police said late Sunday in a tragic update. The body of Waylon Childs was recovered around 9 p.m. by the Volusia County Dive Team, Ormond Beach Police said in a news release.

A 4-year-old boy who went missing at an Ormond Beach park and was later found dead Sunday night in a lake was autistic and loved water, his father said in a 911 call. The father said he was playing with his three sons,

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — Ormond Beach police officials said Sunday evening that at around 9 p.m., the Volusia County Dive Team recovered the body of 4-year-old Waylon Childs in Central Park near Fleming Avenue. The child did not survive, according to officials.

Waylon Childs was last seen Sunday in the area of Fleming Avenue near Parkview Lane in Ormond Beach, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) stated in an alert. According to Ormond Beach police, Childs' father was at a park with his three children, all under the age of 5, when Waylon went missing.

The body of a 4-year-old boy reported missing from Ormond Beach was found in Central Park on Sunday night, according to Ormond Beach Police Department. Officials said the Volusia County dive team recovered Waylon Childs' body from the water around 9 p.

Friends and family gathered Monday in Ormond Beach to remember Waylon Childs, a 4-year-old boy with autism who was reported missing Sunday and later found dead overnight in a nearby pond.

Waylon Childs was at Central Park with his father and two siblings when he went missing Sunday at around noon. He's 3 feet tall and weighs 30 pounds.

Waylon Childs had been last seen Sunday on Fleming Avenue in Ormond Beach, authorities said. ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — The search for a 4-year-old boy in Florida has ended tragically, according to authorities.

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