FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – An investigation is ongoing into the death of a boy who was found at the bottom of a Broward County pool.
The father and uncle of 8-year-old Ryan Amichette confirmed to Local 10 News Tuesday that he was found late Monday afternoon in a pool at a home along the 1100 block of Northwest Fourth Avenue in Fort Lauderdale.
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According to authorities, the owner of the home with the pool discovered Ryan in the water and called 911.
Officers arrived and performed CPR on the boy until rescue crews arrived, police said.
He was later pronounced dead at Broward Health Medical Center.
Neighbors told Local 10 News no child lived at the property.
Fort Lauderdale police has since opened a death investigation.
Signs around the home warn that the area is under around the clock camera surveillance and any such video could help detectives unravel the mysterious circumstances.
Editor’s note: The victim’s age in the article has changed after family members previously told Local 10 that he was 7 years old. However, relatives confirmed Tuesday that the boy was 8 years old.