How this non-verbal autistic man was rescued from the northern Ontario bush
Manitoulin OPP located Kaelan Shawana almost 24 hours after he wandered off in what was a harrowing experience for the family. Shawana functions at the level of a seven-year-old and does not understand the dangers of hypothermia or frozen lakes.
![How this non-verbal autistic man was rescued from the northern Ontario bush](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7143155.1710365955!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/kaelan-shawana.jpg)
![Kaelan Shawana (middle) returned home Tuesday afternoon, almost 24 hours after he wandered off and got lost in the bush. A man walking with two women by his side.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7143155.1710365955!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/kaelan-shawana.jpg)
Manitoulin OPP located Kaelan Shawana almost 24 hours after he wandered off in what was a harrowing experience for the family. Shawana functions at the level of a seven-year-old and does not understand the dangers of hypothermia or frozen lakes.