Amber Alert canceled after child found dead in Houston-area neighborhood
PEARLAND, Texas – Pearland police have released a sad update on the search for a missing 7-year-old girl, with autism and nonverbal, on Wednesday afternoon.
The Amber Alert has been canceled for Skylar Hopson after she was found dead in her neighborhood’s retention pond.
Authorities believe Hopson walked away from her home on Sunset Springs Drive with her iPad.
Pearland Police Department used drones, K9s, search teams, and HPD’s helicopter in efforts to locate Skyler. K9s were able to track the child’s scent to a nearby retention pond, which corroborated with pings from her iPad.
Pearland PD released the following statement:
Pearland Police Department is devastated by the results of this search and our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this time. Thank you to all local resources, including TEXSAR and their K-9, who tracked the scent to the pond, as well as Pearland residents who assisted in search and surveillance efforts and to the community for their support.
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