Police: Teen with autism drowns in Mandarin neighborhood

By Erik Avanier - Reporter

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A teenager with autism drowned Friday in a Mandarin neighborhood, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said.

Police and the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department responded to a report of a drowning on Chariot Lane at Loretto Road, just west of San Jose Boulevard about 6:20 p.m. 

Sheriff's Office Sgt. Mike Silcox said a 17-year-old boy with autism was taken to a hospital, where he died. 

The Sheriff's Office and the Department of Children and Families are investigating, but Silcox said no foul play is suspected.

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