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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says a 9-year-old autistic boy has been found dead hours after his mother told police he was abducted by two men who “ambushed” her during a late-night drive south of Miami.
An Amber Alert for Alejandro Ripley was issued Thursday night and his body was found Friday morning.
News outlets reported a body was pulled from a canal about 4 miles from where the alleged abduction happened.
The mother told police the men blocked her car, demanded drugs and took the boy when she said she didn’t have any. An investigation continues.
