KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- The news of out Kissimmee is particularly sad out of Kissimmee on this Father's Day: The body of a 9-year-old autistic girl was found early this morning in a retention pond near her home, cops said.
Police responded to the 2100 block of Avon Boulevard, late Saturday night after a child was reported missing. The child, whose identity, has not yet been released, was located early this Sunday morning in a retention pond on the property. She was unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene, cops said.
Here is a synopsis of what occurred in a media release sent out to Headline Surfer and other Central Florida news outlets at 6:38 a.m. by Stacie Miller, public information officer for the Kissimmee PD:
"Kissimmee Police detectives are working a drowning. Police responded to 2123 Avon Blvd. in the Chelsea Square apartment community in reference to a missing 9-year-old juvenile. The child was located in a retention pond on the property unresponsive. She was pronounced dead. The investigation is ongoing, however, it appears to be an accidental drowning. There are no other details available."
Here is a synopsis of what occurred in a media release sent out to Headline Surfer and other Central Florida news outlets at 6:38 a.m. by Stacie Miller, public information officer for the Kissimmee PD, shown here:
"Kissimmee Police detectives are working a drowning. Police responded to 2123 Avon Blvd. in the Chelsea Square apartment community in reference to a missing 9-year-old juvenile. The child was located in a retention pond on the property unresponsive. She was pronounced dead. The investigation is ongoing, however, it appears to be an accidental drowning. There are no other details available."
Headline Surfer will provide updates as they become available