Overview
- The sheriff’s Air One helicopter directed deputies to Coco standing chest-deep in a pond off Conyers Court around 6:30 p.m.
- Deputies waded in, carried him out, and reunited him with family; he was cold but uninjured, according to the sheriff’s office.
- Body camera video released by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office captures the search and the careful approach to the nonverbal child.
- Officials say this was Coco’s second water rescue since August 2024, after which he began swimming lessons.
- Deputies again urged layered safeguards at home, including door alarms and consistent use of an AngelSense GPS tracker.