Indiana 18-month-old boy dies after found in pond near Rochester

ROCHESTER, Ind. (WISH) — An 18-month-old lad died aft helium was recovered successful a residential pond Monday afternoon, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said successful a quality release.

The boy’s sanction was not released. A preliminary probe recovered the drowning to beryllium accidental. An autopsy volition beryllium done Tuesday morning.

Emergency aesculapian crews were sent to a study of a toddler successful a pond astir 4:25 p.m. Monday astatine a location connected Lakeview Bend. That’s little than a mile westbound of Rochester, and northeast of the intersection of U.S. 31 and State Road 14.

A neighbor, who was not identified, went into the pond to prevention the toddler, the merchandise said. The exigency aesculapian crews arrived to find “life redeeming measures” being done connected the child, who died astatine Woodlawn Hospital.