

Rakim Akbari, autistic boy, 3, found dead after wandering off Disney World resort where he had been staying with his mom, Tarina Akbari. Investigation continues following mystery disappearance of boy and subsequent death.
A 3-year-old autistic boy was found dead Thursday in a body of water at a Florida resort near Disney World after he wandered away in his pajamas earlier that morning, according to authorities.
The body of Rakim Akbari was found Thursday afternoon following a desperate search when the infant vanished from the Sheraton Vistana Resort Villas in Orlando where he had been staying with his family. That’s near the Disney theme parks.
The toddler, whose nickname was Tuda, had autism and was last seen in white pajama pants and a maroon shirt at the resort which is about a 15-minute drive from Disney, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.
How did 3 year old end up missing?
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a Florida missing child alert for the boy, who they say walked away with no socks or shoes, WESH reported.
The sheriff’s office said there was ‘extreme concern for his well-being’ before the discovery of the boy’s body in water was made.
‘It is with heavy hearts that we must share that our deputies have found Rakim Akbari deceased in a body of water at the resort where he was reported missing this morning. Our detectives are still looking into how this tragedy occurred,’ the sheriff’s office wrote on social media.
‘We are grieving his loss, and our prayers are with his family.’
Akbari’s mother, Tarina, expressed her grief on Facebook.
‘My baby, oh God, why my baby boy,’ she wrote Thursday afternoon.
She had earlier pleaded for help finding her son on the social media platform, writing: ‘I need y’all, please, please, my baby [is] missing.’
About an hour later, she asked for help again.
‘Please, I can’t live without my baby, please help me, please God, my baby boy,’ she wrote.
More details about his death were not immediately available, including whether any charges were now forthcoming.