10-year-old who left home while sleepwalking found deceased, police say

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KMBC 9 News Reporter

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —

A 10-year-old boy who went missing after leaving his home while sleepwalking was found dead, according to police in Missouri.

Jackson S. Georgari was last seen around midnight, according to the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department.

Family members told police that Jackson sleepwalks, and while sleepwalking, he walked out of the home.

Jackson’s body was found in a pond approximately half a mile from where he went missing. Police said fire crews attempted to resuscitate Jackson, but unfortunately, he was declared dead at the scene.

This case has now turned into an active death investigation.

History of sleepwalking

Before the tragic discovery, Jackson’s family told sister station KMBC that he had a history of sleepwalking.

“The first time it happened was when we were in San Diego, and he (sleepwalked) and then someone found him on the street and they called 911. They brought him over and he was found safely,” said Semina Richard, Jackson’s sister. “The second time, it was here. … We recently moved here from San Diego to Missouri. And he ran away again, and he went, like, all the way up there where his school is at because that’s the only place he recognizes.”

His sisters say they believe Jackson walked a path he knew well from his school bus rides, along wooded areas near streams and ponds.

A large search using K-9 units and drones lasted all morning until Jackson’s body was found.

His family told us that Jackson did not know how to swim.