Parents Arrested for Abandoning Autistic Child | Columbia News

Parents of a five-year-old autistic girl, Saylor Hayes, have been arrested for allegedly abandoning her near Pawleys Island, South Carolina — a tragedy made worse by their failure to supervise her despite knowing she wandered and was drawn to water. The child, who wore a tracking device removed before the trip, was found dead after her parents reportedly misled search teams away from the water where her body was discovered. Now facing charges of willful abandonment, they’re being extradited from Tennessee as authorities stress how critically vulnerable Saylor was and how preventable this loss could have been. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/68c1267e3ef2add2