Louisiana deputy saves missing autistic eight-year-old from pond
A Louisiana sheriff’s deputy rescued an eight-year-old autistic child from a pond after she was reported missing and seen entering the water. The rescue matters because the child went underwater and the deputy acted immediately, helping bring her back safely to her family.
Body-camera footage shows Corporal Jared Havard wading into neck-deep water while wearing his equipment; his camera was submerged for 18 seconds as he reached the child. Another deputy comforted the distressed girl after she was handed over, and the sheriff’s office said she was not reported injured. Havard, who became a K-9 handler in March, said he was grateful the rescue had a positive outcome.
- Deputy Jared Havard pulled a missing eight-year-old from a pond.
- Body-camera footage captured the rescue.
- The child was returned to her family and was not reported injured.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Hero sheriff’s deputy filmed jumping into neck-deep pond to rescue non-verbal child who has autism”.