Crime & Safety
Missing Burnsville Boy Dies Wednesday After Being Found In Pool
He was found in a pool nearly 45 minutes after being reported missing, officials said.
BURNSVILLE, MN— A five-year-old boy died Wednesday night after being found in a pool on Greenhaven Lane, Matt Smith, a captain at the Burnsville Police Department, said.
Just after 5 p.m., officers responded to a call about a missing five-year-old, officials said. At 5:43 p.m., officers got a second call about a child in the pool at Greenhaven Lane, officials said.
Officers identified the boy as the same boy who had earlier been reported missing, officials said.
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Officers and paramedics tried to treat him before he was brought to Regions Hospital where he was pronounced dead, officials said.
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