Police are investigating after a 3-year-old boy drowned in a retention pond Friday in Homestead.
Homestead Police responded at around 5 p.m. near the 600 block of NE 21st Avenue after the child was reported missing.
Police brought K-9s and drones to look for the child, who was described as autistic and non-verbal.
The child was later found in a retention pond behind a home, police said, and was later pronounced dead at Homestead Hospital.
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The boy's identity was not released.
Further details were not available. Check back with NBC 6 for updates.
