2-year-old boy drowns in pond behind grandparents' home during family Easter party in Santa Fe

KTRK
Monday, April 2, 2018
2-year-old drowns in pond
2-year-old drowns in pond behind grandparents home in Santa Fe.

SANTA FE, Texas (KTRK) -- A 2-year-old boy drowned Sunday afternoon in a pond behind his grandparents' home in Santa Fe, authorities said.



The boy was found in a pond behind the home in the 8400 block of Avenue L.



According to the Galveston County Sheriff's Office, there was a family gathering at the home on Easter Sunday. When the adults were getting ready to leave around 6 p.m., they noticed the 2-year-old was missing.



After a search, family members found the boy unresponsive in the pond.



Emergency officials performed CPR on the boy. He was pronounced dead at the hospital, officials said.

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