Saturday, May 25, 2024

6 year old boy drowns in St. CLair County farm pond

The St. Clair County Sheriff's Office says dispatchers received a 911 call Thursday evening for an unresponsive six year old male child in the northwest part of the county. Deputies responded and assisted with CPR that was already in progress. The child was taken to Golden Valley Hospital where the child was pronounced deceased just after 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

According to the release, law enforcement determined a number of children under the age of eight were playing in a shallow area of a farm pond. Adults were nearby and were notified by the children of the incident. The unconscious victim was pulled from the water by an adult and CPR was started immediately.

The St. Clair County Sheriff's Office says the incident appears to be a tragic accident, but the investigation in on-going.

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