Parents arrested after 5-year-old non-verbal girl found dead without 'Lifesaver' device
CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRC) - The parents of a nonverbal girl were arrested after she was found dead in a body of water without her “Lifesaver” device. According to WPDE, 70-year-old John Herb Haynes III and 31-year-old Geordyn Nichole Hayes were taken into custody Tuesday in Carter County, Tennessee, after their 5-year-old nonverbal daughter was found dead in South Carolina. The report states that the body of 5-year-old Saylor Hayes was recovered from a body of water near Hagley Landing in the Pawleys Island area after an extensive multi-agency search. She was reported missing after she wandered away from a rental home in Hagley Estates, per WPDE. John Herb Haynes III and Geordyn Nichole Hayes were arrested after their 5-year-old daughter, Saylor Hayes, was found dead near Pawleys Island, South Carolina. (WCYB/Washington County/ Virginia Sheriff's Office) WCYB reported that Saylor’s “Project Lifesaver” transmitter device was discovered in a vehicle in Washington County, Virginia, Sheriff Blake Andis said.
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Haynes and Hayes were arrested and charged with the following, per the report: The suspects will be extradited to Georgetown County after legal proceedings are complete, according to the outlet.