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  • The toddler has autism and is non-verbal
  • The child's mother believes he disappeared after falling out of the window of their apartment
  • A search is underway for the three-year-old who was last seen Friday 

Police in Ohio are searching for a three-year-old boy with autism who disappeared Friday after allegedly falling out of a window from his third-storey apartment, local media reports said. The boy, identified as Braylen Noble, was last seen wearing a red and white Mickey Mouse shirt.

The child's mother believes he disappeared after falling out of the window. On Saturday, rumors surfaced online that the boy was found. However, police later clarified this was not true. The boy's family urged the public to stop posting negative speculation on social media about the case. The family said that the boy is autistic and non-verbal.

"Been so much negativity on Facebook about the mom. We don't care about that. We just care about the little baby. We don't care about what's going on. We just want to come in together and pray and lift her up. We don't know what the situation is, we just want to keep her in prayer," Joy Goings, Noble's great aunt, said at a vigil, according to NBC24.

Over the weekend, members of the community held a vigil for Noble as authorities with K9 dogs continued to search for the boy.

According to ABC13, police found a tent with what appeared to be a blood-stained blanket, but the child's mother said she did not recognize the blanket. Noble's family is urging anyone with information to come forward.

"We're out here for this prayer vigil to bring him safe and sound back home, or let us know where he's at. Please. Whoever knows where he's at, please return him or put him in a safe place where we can get him," Noble's grandfather, Jeffery Holloway, said. "There will be no problem, just please return my grandson."

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 419-255-1111. ‪A $5,000 reward has been offered by FBI Cleveland for information leading to Braylen's recovery.

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