Deputies rushed to the 100 block of Ann Lee Lane at around 1 p.m. Saturday after receiving a call about a missing child, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. But moments later, the boy was found drowned in a nearby canal.
Deputies then pulled the victim out of the water and tried to save him before he was taken to a hospital. There he was pronounced dead, detectives say. According to BSO, foul play is not suspected.
Authorities didn’t release additional information.