A 7-year-old girl with autism who was found dead this week in a golf course pond in the United Kingdom was in the care of a new babysitter when she went missing, according to local news reports.

Nyla Bradshaw, of Doncaster, England, disappeared on Monday, March 30, and was found dead in the pond later that same day.

Hayley Beardsley and Kieran Bradshaw said their daughter, who was non-verbal, was being cared for by a babysitter they had recently found through Facebook, according to The Telegraph and GB News.

Charlotte Emma, Hayley’s friend, told The Telegraph that Hayley sought recommendations for a babysitter through a Facebook group, and that the babysitter in question “was very highly recommended.”

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Nyla was found in the golf course pond less than three hours after she was left with the babysitter for the first time, according to The Telegraph.

Charlotte claimed the babysitter was warned that Nyla had a tendency to run off weeks before taking care of the child for the first time. In response, the babysitter promised Nyla would be “on reins” while in public.

But a photograph of the babysitter from the day of the incident reportedly showed her on a path in the woods without reins in hand.

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Nyla had “complex needs” that were outlined in her EHCP plan and required one-to-one supervision at all times, according to a statement from Little Rainbows Doncaster Children’s Autism Charity.

Her parents said their daughter was “our whole world,” according to the BBC. “She brought so much joy into our lives and into the lives of everyone who knew her,” they added.

Charlotte said Nyla’s family is “staying strong” after her death, though her mom was still upset and “not in a good place.”

“She blames herself a lot because she thinks because she decided to work, this is her fault — and it’s just not,” the friend stated.

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Little Rainbows pointed to “systemic failure” in providing proper specialized childcare for disabled children, which they said “places an immense and unfair burden on parents and carers of disabled children.”

The charity has filed a petition that “calls upon the Government to strengthen childcare provision for disabled children, ensuring that appropriate, safe, and funded support is available beyond school hours.”

The U.K. government’s website says the petition is being checked to determine if it is valid.