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Coroner releases autopsy for 5-year-old Saylor Hayes after being found dead in SC

WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) and The Sun (US) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The Georgetown County Coroner's Office has released the autopsy for Saylor Hayes, a 5-year-old with autism who was found dead on Pawleys Island.
The headline split The center frames it as "Coroner releases autopsy for 5-year-old Saylor Hayes after being found dead in SC". The right frames it as "Cause of death update for non-verbal 5-year-old girl found dead after vanishing from fami...".
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CenterCoroner releases autopsy for 5-year-old Saylor Hayes after being found dead in SC

WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightCause of death update for non-verbal 5-year-old girl found dead after vanishing from family vacation & parents arrested

The Sun (US) · Right · News report

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The Sun (US)News report · Sep 6, 8:23 PM

Cause of death update for non-verbal 5-year-old girl found dead after vanishing from family vacation & parents arrested

A PRELIMINARY autopsy in the death of a five-year-old girl has been released after her body was found in a waterway near her family's vacation home. Saylor Hayes, 5, was found dead after go...

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WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville)News report · Sep 6, 7:22 PM

Coroner releases autopsy for 5-year-old Saylor Hayes after being found dead in SC

The Georgetown County Coroner's Office has released the autopsy for Saylor Hayes, a 5-year-old with autism who was found dead on Pawleys Island.

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Details71/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
71/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Now: Wording Gap is 71/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.