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State Police: Missing 5-Year-Old Girl With Autism Found Dead

TOWAMENCIN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) - State police say a 5-year-old girl with autism who was reported as a missing, endangered person has been found dead.

Police sent out an alert for Eliza Talal in Montgomery County Tuesday. They said she had last been seen around noon on Spring Valley Road in Lansdale.

According to our sister station CBS Philly, she was reported missing as Tropical Storm Isaias swept through the region, bringing heavy rain and winds.

On Wednesday, police announced the little girl was found deceased.

Eliza Talal (1)
(Photo provided by state police/Twitter)

Officials say a community member found Eliza Talal's body adjacent to a creek in Fischer's Park around 10:40 a.m. Wednesday. She was believed to have left home at the height of the storm.

Police say there is a creek behind the family's home. Towamencin Township Police are continuing to investigate.

"Our thoughts are with her family," state police tweeted.

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