Overview
- Police responded Monday afternoon to a report of a child in a pond near Shore View Drive and found him unconscious as firefighters administered CPR.
- He was transported in life-threatening condition and died at a hospital that evening, officials confirmed.
- An adult male at the scene was treated on-site for possible hypothermia; local outlets reported he had entered the water to try to reach the child.
- Detectives in the Criminal Investigations Section are working the case, will coordinate with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and asked anyone with information to contact Det. K. Herbst at 804-501-4831 or Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000 or P3tips.com.
- Fire officials warned that recent temperature swings make local ice unreliable and cautioned that hypothermia can set in within seconds.