Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has said that a 4-year-old child drowned in a pond on Sunday evening.
The tragic incident occurred at the end of Gerard Avenue in a Spring Park neighborhood.
Family members pulled the child from the water. When first responders arrived they began CPR. The child was transported to a local hospital where he was unfortunately pronounced dead.It is not clear if the boy wandered off and was playing around the pond.“Especially in Florida, we do have a large amount of drownings, even in Jacksonville,” a JSO spokesperson said. “We always caution families to be on the lookout for your children when they are outside.
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