APPLETON, Ark. (KTHV) — A missing special needs boy was found in a pond near his home in the afternoon of Wednesday, April 18.
Carson Tanner was reported missing in a 911 call at around 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Pope County Sheriff's Office.
After a short search, authorities found his body in a pond about 300 yards from his home. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The death has been ruled an accidental drowning.