ORLANDO, Fla. — The body of a missing 3-year-old boy who went missing at the Sheraton Vistana Resort on Thursday morning was found in water near that resort, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies had asked for the community’s help to find Rakim Akbari, who goes by “Tuda.”

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement also had issued a missing child alert late Thursday morning, indicating he had limited communication skills. Authorities said he was autistic.

Detectives still are investigating, the Sheriff's Office said.