Off-Duty Dispatcher Rescues Child with Autism from Busy California Freeway

Freeway Rescue of Child with Autism

• 🚨 Nail-biting moments unfolded on a California freeway as police attempted to rescue a child.
• 📍 The incident occurred in Santee after an 11-year-old boy with autism ran out of a supermarket.
• 🗣️ The child is non-verbal, and his family called 911 when they could not locate him.

Dispatcher's Quick Action

• 🚗 Shiloh Corbett, an off-duty dispatcher for the San Diego County Sheriff's Office, spotted the boy near an on-ramp while driving home.
• 📞 As she reported the boy's location, he ran onto the freeway, prompting her to follow and try to keep him safe until deputies arrived.
• 🏃 The boy ran along the shoulder of the busy freeway with officers in pursuit.

Safe Resolution

• ✅ Officers were eventually able to apprehend the boy on the right-hand shoulder.
• 🙏 The child was safely reunited with his family, and no one was harmed during the incident.
• 👏 Shiloh Corbett and her colleagues received commendations for their life-saving efforts.