{"id":725,"date":"2026-05-20T14:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=725"},"modified":"2026-05-20T14:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:32:09","slug":"child-found-in-southwest-miami-dade-pond-dies-in-hospital-sheriffs-office-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=725","title":{"rendered":"Child found in Southwest Miami-Dade pond dies in hospital, sheriff\u2019s office says"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Deputies pulled a 6-year-old boy from a Southwest Miami-Dade pond Tuesday night, but the boy died at the hospital, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=724\">South Florida memorial honoring 9\/11 victims mired in cost overruns<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The sheriff\u2019s office received a 911 call around 6:20 p.m. about the missing child and began searching the area of Southwest 142nd Avenue and 287th Street, said Detective Joseph Peguero Rivera, a sheriff\u2019s office spokesman.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>After using helicopters and search dogs, deputies found the boy and jumped into the pond, pulled him out and began medical care, Peguero Rivera said. Miami-Dade paramedics took the child, who was in critical condition, to HCA Kendall Hospital, where he died, according to the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=722\">Deputy fire chief in Broward sues for whistleblower protection from supervisors<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The sheriff\u2019s office has not identified the child. His death is under investigation by homicide detectives, Peguero Rivera said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=721\">Miami Beach cop faced an FBI child porn probe. 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