{"id":632,"date":"2026-05-20T14:06:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=632"},"modified":"2026-05-20T14:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:06:15","slug":"detectives-investigating-drowning-death-of-6-year-old-in-sw-miami-dade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=632","title":{"rendered":"Detectives investigating drowning death of 6-year-old in SW Miami-Dade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Detectives are investigating after a 6-year-old who was found in a canal in southwest Miami-Dade died Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=630\">Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s Office officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The deputies began canvassing the area to find the child and during the search, a deputy spotted him in a nearby canal.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=628\">Live updates: FL lawmakers speak ahead of expected indictment of Ra\u00fal Castro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite continued life-saving efforts, the boy was later pronounced dead. 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