Missing boy found dead after falling into Florida lake

The physique of a 9-year-old boy who went lacking throughout a ship journey in Florida with members of the family over the weekend has been discovered, authorities announced Tuesday.

The accident occurred on Saturday in central Florida’s Polk County, which is about an hour east of Tampa and two hours northwest of Port St. Lucie the place the boy is from, in keeping with a launch from the Polk County Sheriff’s Workplace.

The boy and his brothers had been on his father’s pontoon boat on Lake Annie when the boy fell over the entrance and was hit by the boat’s propeller, the discharge stated. The daddy instantly jumped into the water to search for his son whereas one of many different boys known as 911 for assist.

The boy was not sporting a flotation machine when he fell into the water, the discharge stated, however he was not required to put on one by legislation.

Round 2:39 p.m. on Saturday, deputies and hearth rescue personnel arrived at Lake Annie utilizing boats to seek for the boy. The sheriff’s workplace’s marine unit, aviation unit and drone models had been additionally concerned within the search, along with officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee and the Seminole County Sheriff’s Workplace.

“It is a tragedy, and an unimaginable nightmare for the household of the boy,” stated Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd because the search continued. “We’re utilizing in depth assets to seek out him. We’re working in a big lake with depths as much as about 16 ft, with poor visibility, however we have been on the market 24 hours a day, and can proceed to be there till we discover him.” 

On Tuesday, the Polk County Sheriff’s Workplace introduced by way of Twitter that the search ended with the restoration of the boy’s physique, including that his household had been notified.