Lost child drowned in Virginia Beach pond, police confirm

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A child drowned after falling into a retention pond in a Virginia Beach neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, police confirmed.

Officers responded to the report of a missing child in the 4700 block of Padma Court around 1 p.m. They immediately started to canvass the area and located the child unresponsive in a nearby body of water.

Emergency staff tried, but were unable, to revive the child. A police spokesperson said the child spent 45 minutes underwater…

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