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Mom pushes for pool safety laws after autistic son wanders into neighbor's pool and drowns

Mom pushes for pool safety laws after autistic son wanders into neighbor's pool and drowns
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A Sumner County mother is pushing for new safety laws after her autistic son wandered into a neighbor's pool and died. Haley Wilder said her son Waylon had a tendency to elope meaning he could wander away in a matter of seconds. "Waylon was autistic and he had elopement, which means your child ca...

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