3-year-old dies after being found in pond at Conroe apartment complex

CONROE, Texas – A three-year-old child died after going missing and then being found in a pond at a Conroe apartment complex Friday.

The Conroe Police Department said officers were called about a missing child at approximately 1:15 p.m. to the Lakes of Westview Apartments located at 1900 Westview Blvd.

Officers arrived within minutes and started searching for the child. They found a fenced-in pond on the northwest side of the complex with a partially open gate and a child’s shoe near the pond.

At this point, officers jumped into the pond and began searching for the child. After searching for approximately 10 minutes, the child was recovered from the pond and quickly handed to Conroe Fire and Montgomery County EMS units. The child was unresponsive and was immediately rushed to a local area hospital.

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“Investigators from the Conroe Police Criminal Investigations Division were called out and responded to the scene. Sadly, at approximately 2:11 pm, the HCA Conroe medical staff advised that the child did not survive and was pronounced deceased,” the Conroe Police Department said.

At this time, no names of further information is being released as this is an ongoing investigation.

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“This is a devastating tragedy and will be felt throughout the Conroe community. Chief Buckholtz and the Conroe Police Department ask that the community keep this family and all involved in their thoughts and prayers,” the department said.