{"id":185918,"date":"2026-03-10T17:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/185918\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T17:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:08:08","slug":"florida-police-investigate-drowning-of-child-with-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/185918\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida police investigate drowning of child with autism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWPBF 25 NEWS STARTS WITH BREAKING NEWS NOW AT NOON.     BREAKING NEWS. THE PORT SAINT LUCIE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING THE DROWNING OF A FIVE-YEAR-OLD AUTISTIC CHILD. SAM KWANG DISAPPEARED LAST NIGHT FROM HIS HOME IN THE 700 BLOCK OF SOUTHWEST KOREAN TERRORIST. POLICE SAY. SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS SHOW HE OPENED THE GARAGE DOOR AND WALKED OFF\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Port St. Lucie police investigate drowning of child with autism<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768879104_731_wpbf.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WPBF logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 12:27 PM EDT Mar 10, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Port St. Lucie Police Department is investigating the drowning of a 5-year-old child named Zam Tuang, who has autism. Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25He disappeared Monday night from his home in the 700 block of Southwest Crean Terrace. Police said surveillance cameras show he opened the garage door and walked off. Investigators found him a couple of hours later in a nearby body of water. This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The Port St. Lucie Police Department is investigating the drowning of a 5-year-old child named Zam Tuang, who has autism. <\/p>\n<p>Stay up-to-date: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He disappeared Monday night from his home in the 700 block of Southwest Crean Terrace. <\/p>\n<p>Police said surveillance cameras show he opened the garage door and walked off. <\/p>\n<p>Investigators found him a couple of hours later in a nearby body of water. <\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/article\/get-wpbf-25-news-on-the-go\/999316\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WPBF 25 NEWS STARTS WITH BREAKING NEWS NOW AT NOON. 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