João Gabriel Ferreira dos Santos is non-verbal autistic and disappeared in a forested area Family Archive The Military Police (PM), the Municipal Guard and the Fire Department are searching for a 5-year-old boy who disappeared this Sunday (26) in a forested area in Araucária, in the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba. ? Follow the g1 PR channel on WhatsApp According to his family, João Gabriel Ferreira dos Santos is non-verbal autistic and disappeared around 10 am. The family members searched for the boy for about an hour, did not find him and called the authorities. His mother reported that he was wearing a t-shirt from a school in Londrina, where the family lived, and dark blue pants. The searches take place with the help of a helicopter, a drone with a thermal camera and firefighters on the ground. The police also sent vehicles with dogs and support teams. *This report is being updated.