Overview
- Volusia County authorities released body-camera and helicopter footage showing the Dec. 25 search that led deputies to the child in a neighborhood pond.
- Deputies found Coco standing chest-deep in cold water, used a calm approach, then carried him to shore and reunited him with his family.
- The child was cold but otherwise unharmed, and fire department personnel checked his condition on scene.
- The sheriff’s office said Coco is attracted to water, which informed the measured tactics deputies used in the pond.
- A prior rescue occurred in August 2024, after which Coco began swimming lessons, and deputies discussed added home safeguards and a GPS tracker with the family.