NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. – An investigation is ongoing after a boy was found unresponsive in a pool in North Lauderdale.
The home is on Stardust Drive, where a party was held Saturday night.
Just after midnight, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said they received a call about a possible drowning in the pool out back.
The first deputies at the scene immediately began CPR, trying to save the child. The 8-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The BSO Homicide and Crime Unit was called to the scene, along with the Department of Children and Families to investigate.
Authorities have yet to release any information regarding the circumstances that led to the child being in the pool.