Hundreds continue search for missing autistic boy, 4, in South Carolina

theGRIO REPORT - Hundreds of volunteers in Little River, South Carolina continued the search Friday morning for Jayden Morrison, a four-year-old autistic boy who went missing Wednesday evening.

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Hundreds of volunteers in Little River, South Carolina, continued the search Friday morning for Jayden Morrison, a four-year-old autistic boy who went missing Wednesday evening.

Horry County Lieutenant Raul Denis told WMBF abduction is a possibility in this case.

The child is special needs and does not talk. He was last seen wearing red and orange pajamas with guitars.

WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach/Florence SC, Weather

Officials confirmed Jayden and his family are from New York and that the area is not familiar to him. The four-year-old was with his mother, Tabatha Morrison, at the time he went missing, and his father, Andre Morrison, traveled to SC as soon as he heard the news.

First responders, police, investigators, dive teams, residents and K9 teams have been working together to search nearby wooded areas, lakes and ponds.

If you have any information or see Jayden, Please call the Horry County Police at 843-248-1520.

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