Body of missing 3-year-old boy found in Rocky Ford canal

The body of a 3-year-old boy with special needs who was reported missing Saturday morning from Rocky Ford was found in a canal, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

Amari Galan was last seen around 4 a.m. Saturday. Officials believed he left his home near the 900 block of Washington Street on foot wearing only a diaper, according to a CBI endangered missing person alert posted around 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

Officials searched the Catlin irrigation canal, which runs directly behind the child’s home, on foot. Amari’s body was found in the canal several miles downstream from his home around 5 p.m. Sunday, according to an update.

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