{"id":201837,"date":"2026-03-23T00:25:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T00:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/201837\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T00:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T00:25:16","slug":"missing-child-alert-issued-for-non-verbal-13-year-old-in-orlando-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/201837\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing Child Alert issued for non-verbal 13-year-old in Orlando area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a statewide Missing Child Alert for 13-year-old Na\u2019Sean Kirkland on March 21.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/18-old-girl-killed-2-112812859.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:18-year-old girl killed, 2 others hospitalized in devastating Coquina Key house fire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;18-year-old girl killed, 2 others hospitalized in devastating Coquina Key house fire&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> 18-year-old girl killed, 2 others hospitalized in devastating Coquina Key house fire <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kirkland is a black male, 5 feet 5 inches tall, 95 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen in a residential neighborhood in Maitland, just north of Orlando.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The boy\u2019s parents told law enforcement that he is autistic, non-verbal, and attracted to water. He was last seen wearing a black shirt with green writing, gray shorts and no shoes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/florida-snap-restrictions-start-next-190645300.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:New Florida SNAP restrictions start next month: What\u2019s still covered?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New Florida SNAP restrictions start next month&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> New Florida SNAP restrictions start next month: What\u2019s still covered? <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Maitland Police Department said he and his brother left their home at around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, but the brother was later found alone and was unable to provide information about Kirkland\u2019s whereabouts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As of 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 22, law enforcement was still searching for the boy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the Maitland Police Department at (407) 539-6262 or call 911.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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