A massive search operation is under way for a missing 11-year-old autistic boy in a scorching desert area in southern California.
Terry Dewayne Smith Jr was last seen near his semi-rural home on Saturday when he followed his 16-year-old half-brother, who told him to return home, according to the Desert Sun.
His mother did not realise he was missing until the next day.
Authorities are concerned that he wandered away without food, water or his medication in an area that has seen triple-digit temperatures.
On a Facebook page, his mother said without his medication Terry may be "over sensitive and may be walking on his tiptoes".
Some 1,000 emergency crew and volunteers are concentrating on a 55-square mile area in the dry brown hills of Menifee where temperatures have topped 100 degrees every day since the child went missing.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department and other agencies, including the FBI, aided in the investigation and search of the region, which is about 70 miles southeast of Los Angeles, with the help of bloodhounds, helicopters and horseback riders.
Searchers were also instructed to call him by his nickname "Juju" because hearing his full name called out may cause him to believe he's in trouble and flee.
Terry's aunt, Tracy Armato, told KCAL-TV said people should "be gentle".
She added: "We don't know if he'll be scared of all the searchers."
TV news reports showed yellow crime scene tape around Terry's home.
Menifee mayor Scott Mann told reporters: "We pledge that we will continue this search effort until such time as circumstances dictate otherwise.
"We will continue searching. We will find Terry."
The 4ft 8in youngster has sandy brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing blue basketball shorts.
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