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Missing Six-Year-Old Located in Park Pond

For Immediate Release: Sunday, July 28, 2024

Gaithersburg, MD -

The body of six-year-old Fawzan Hassan, who went missing on Saturday, July 27, 2024, has been recovered.

Hassan was last seen at approximately 3 p.m. on Saturday. An extensive search for the boy continued through Sunday, when his body surfaced in the pond at Bohrer Park at 5:25 p.m.

Montgomery County Police Managed Search Operations Team personnel, who were coordinating the search, responded to the pond and recovered the body, which has been positively identified as Fawzan Hassan. The family has been notified, and Hassan will be transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine the exact cause of death.

A special thank you to the Maryland National Capital Park Police - Montgomery County Division, Gaithersburg Police, Maryland State Police, Montgomery County Fire Rescue, Mid-Atlantic DOGS Search and Rescue, and the many volunteers and community members who assisted in the search.

Please visit the Autism/IDD unit website for wandering safety resources, suggestions and unit officer contact info and MCPD Autism/IDD Unit brochure link for neighbor letter, 911 script and other wandering safety information.     

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Release ID: 24-336
Media Contact: S.D. Goff 
Categories: missing-person