MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) -- Police are reminding residents about the importance of calling 911 right away after they rescued a boy with autism from a pond in Montgomery County.

The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) said on Wednesday, at around 5:40 p.m., officers were in the 19800 block of Century Blvd. when someone flagged them down. The person said their six-year-old son, who has autism, wandered off.

MCPD stated that the person reported their son had been missing for 45 minutes and had no idea which direction the boy had taken.

More officers responded to assist with the search, and someone reported seeing a child near a pond behind a nearby library.

An officer ran to the pond and saw the boy playing in the water.

That officer went into the pond and carried t

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