The physique of a 9-year-old boy who went lacking throughout a ship journey in Florida with relations over the weekend has been discovered, authorities introduced Tuesday.
The accident occurred on Saturday in central Florida's Polk County, which is about an hour east of Tampa and two hours northwest of Port St. Lucie the place the boy is from, in accordance with a launch from the Polk County Sheriff's Workplace.
The boy and his brothers had been on his father's pontoon boat on Lake Annie when the boy fell over the entrance and was hit by the boat's propeller, the discharge mentioned. The daddy instantly jumped into the water to search for his son whereas one of many different boys known as 911 for assist.
The boy was not carrying a flotation gadget when he fell into the water, the discharge mentioned, however he was not required to put on one by regulation.
Round 2:39 p.m. on Saturday, deputies and fireplace rescue personnel arrived at Lake Annie utilizing boats to seek for the boy. The sheriff's workplace's marine unit, aviation unit and drone items had been additionally concerned within the search, along with officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee and the Seminole County Sheriff's Workplace.
"It is a tragedy, and an unimaginable nightmare for the household of the boy," mentioned Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd because the search continued. "We're utilizing in depth sources to search out him. We're working in a big lake with depths as much as about 16 toes, with poor visibility, however we have been on the market 24 hours a day, and can proceed to be there till we discover him."
On Tuesday, the Polk County Sheriff's Workplace introduced through Twitter that the search ended with the restoration of the boy's physique, including that his household had been notified.