Missing 3-year-old Winter Springs boy found dead, deputies say

Update 7:06 p.m.

WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. — The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said that the missing boy in Winter Springs has died.

Deputies said Axel was found in a nearby retention pond.

***UPDATE*** We are deeply saddened to report 3-year-old Axel was located by SCSO Dive Team members deceased in a nearby retention pond. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
— Seminole County S.O. (@SeminoleSO) November 13, 2022

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a Missing Child Alert Sunday for a Winter Springs boy.

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Police said 3-year-old Axel Caballero was last seen in the 1380 block of Ponce De Leon Boulevard in Seminole County.

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Police said Axel was last seen wearing a green shirt and a diaper after he wandered from his home.

Anyone with information on Axel is asked to call the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office at 407-665-6650 or 911.

MISSING CHILD: We are asking the public for help locating a missing endangered 3-year-old Axel Caballero. He was last seen near Ponce De Leon Blvd in Winter Springs after he wandered from his home, He was last seen wearing a green shirt and a diaper. If seen, please call 911. pic.twitter.com/8fyKXEaHTR
— Seminole County S.O. (@SeminoleSO) November 13, 2022

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