Sheriff's Deputy Rescues Nonverbal Child with Autism from Pond

• A sheriff's deputy in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, rescued an 8-year-old nonverbal child with autism from a pond on Sept. 6.
• The child wandered into the 200 block of Blushing Groom Drive in Carencro.
• The rescue was captured on body-camera video and shared on social media.
• The child was in neck-deep water when the deputy intervened.
• The nonverbal child with autism was successfully rescued and returned to safety.