Missing 5-year-old found underwater in a pond dies days later, police say

HINESVILLE, Ga. — A 5-year-old Georgia boy who was found unresponsive in a retention pond after being reported missing has died, police told WSAV.

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According to police, the 5-year-old boy from Hinesville, Georgia, disappeared after leaving his home Sunday afternoon. Officials searched the Griffin Park subdivision, where they found him underwater in a pond.

The boy was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries Tuesday morning, police told WSAV.

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The incident is still under investigation at this time.

The child has not been identified.

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