Pre-schooler drowns in South Tampa pond

Tampa police say they've found the body of a missing four-year-old autistic boy in a pond next to the family's apartment complex.

Police say April Sikes called 9-1-1 that her son David was missing from their apartment at the Clipper Bay complex on Himes Avenue, just north of MacDill Air Force Base.  When police arrived, they found David's body in a retention pond.  

April Sikes told investigators she had laid down for a nap and David was able to manipulate the door and exit the apartment.


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