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Saylor Hayes' body found near Pawleys Island, SC, parents arrested
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Key Points:
- A 5-year-old autistic girl, Saylor Hayes, was found dead near Pawleys Island, South Carolina, after a large search effort; her parents, John Herb Hayes III and Geordyn Nichole Hayes, were arrested in Tennessee on charges of endangering or abandoning her.
- Warrants reveal Saylor was nonverbal, attracted to water, and had a history of wandering; a monitoring device meant to track her was removed before the family left Virginia, and the parents allegedly misled search efforts away from nearby water.
- Both parents have prior child abuse allegations and a history of drug exposure in their home, with previous cases involving other children and drug tests showing methadone and methamphetamine presence.
- Authorities emphasize the investigation is ongoing, no homicide charges have been filed, and the parents are presumed innocent until proven guilty; they will be extradited to South Carolina to face charges.
- The sheriff highlighted the fundamental responsibility of caregivers to protect vulnerable children and thanked those involved in the search and investigation.
