Search Continues For Missing Dickson 5-Year-Old With Autism

DICKSON, TN -- The search for a missing Dickson 5-year-old is entering its second day.

Joe Clyde Daniels, who is non-verbal and autistic, has been missing since early Wednesday morning when his parents went to wake him for school at 5:20 a.m. in their home on Garner Creek Road. After searching for an hour, they called police.

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In the 911 call, Daniels’ father told a dispatcher that the boy "must have unlocked the door." The youngster was last seen wearing pajamas, but did not take any blankets or stuffed animals with him.

A K-9 tracked his scent to a nearby pond where the trail went cold; the pond was drained and nothing was found. There are numerous other incidental bodies of water near the home and divers joined helicopters and volunteers on the ground for the search throughout the day Wednesday.

Daniels is 4 feet tall and weighs around 65 pounds. He has blonde hair and blue eyes.

The Dickson County Sheriff's Office is asking for volunteers to help with the search by gathering at Friendship Baptist Church at 4295 Highway 70 at 9 a.m.

Volunteers should dress appropriately for the weather and for rough terrain and should sign in with deputies on the scene.

Photo via TBI