A mother has been arrested on murder charges after she allegedly threw her six-year-old autistic son from a bridge.
Jillian Meredith McCabe, 34, of Seal Rock, Oregon, was in custody over the aggravated murder and first-degree manslaughter of her son London, NBC reported.
The boy's body was found late on Monday night after a woman earlier reported throwing her son off the Yaquina Bay Bridge in Oregon, police said on Tuesday.
She allegedly threw the boy from the Yaquina Bay Bridge in Oregon (pictured) before calling 911
London McCabe was discovered in freezing waters about a mile from the bridge around four hours after his mother said she had thrown him in from about 100 feet up.
According to NBC, a woman of the same name in Oregon had set up an online fundraising appeal to help care for her autistic son and husband, Matt, who has multiple sclerosis.
Detectives were questioning the woman who made the 911 call on Monday evening.
The head of police in the coastal community, Newport's Chief Mark Miranda, was on the scene and said that even if someone survived the fall, the cold water would kill in around 20 minutes.
The Coast Guard and Lincoln County authorities searched for hours after the call came in about 6.25pm on Monday, Miranda said. Officers found a woman at the scene.
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg said he understood the body was found floating near a marina.
The Coast Guard dispatched two boats and a helicopter to search the water.
The county sheriff's marine patrol and county search and rescue teams were also involved.
In May 2009, a woman tossed her two young children off a bridge in Portland, killing her four-year-old son.
A daughter, then seven years old, survived. Amanda Stott-Smith was sentenced in 2010 to at least 35 years in prison.
The Yaquina Bay arched bridge, one of the most famous on the Oregon coast, opened in 1936. It's listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Detectives earlier were questioning the woman who made the 911 call on Monday evening after they found her on the bridge (pictured)
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