Detectives are investigating after a 6-year-old who was found in a canal in southwest Miami-Dade died Tuesday night.
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Deputies had responded to the area of Southwest 142nd Avenue and Southwest 287th Street shortly after 6:15 p.m. for a call of a missing child, Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office officials said.
The deputies began canvassing the area to find the child and during the search, a deputy spotted him in a nearby canal.
The deputy jumped in the water and removed the child, who was given life-saving measures until Miami-Dade Fire Rescue arrived and airlifted him to HCA Kendall Hospital in critical condition, officials said.
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Despite continued life-saving efforts, the boy was later pronounced dead. His identity wasn’t released.
“Our deputies arrived three minutes right after this call and they began to search for this child,” Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Det. Joseph Peguero said. “It is our job to save lives and our deputies did their best this night and we want to keep this family in our prayers alongside our deputies that will take this home with them tonight.”
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Homicide detectives are investigating the incident, officials said.