Adam Roach, who is hard of hearing and functions on about an 18-month-old level, walked away from his home in the gatedCarlton Arms community, Judd said during a news conference at about 10 p.m. at Sikes Elementary School on Shepherd Road in south of Lakeland.
Date: Aug 05, 2017
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Authorities say missing boy, 6, found dead in retention pond
Polk County Sheriff officials say in a news release that Adam Roach, of Lakeland, was found in a pond directly behind his home at 10:40 p.m. Friday by the Polk County Sheriff's Office dive team and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Date: Aug 05, 2017
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BREAKING: 6YO special needs child found dead in retention pond behind his Lakeland home
"It is with very heavy hearts that we report Adam Roach was found deceased in a retention pond directly behind his home this evening around 10:40 p.m. by thePCSOdive team, assisted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)," said Judd.
Previously, Sheriff Judd asked residents in a 3-mile radius of Carlton Arms of South Lakeland Apartments to search their back yards, pools, and land to make sure 6-year-old Adam Roach was not hiding or trapped somewhere near from where he went missing.