ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Authorities in Orlando say a 12-year-old boy has drowned at a luxury resort.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to a near-drowning call Tuesday at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress luxury resort where the 12-year-old boy had been pulled from a swimming pool.
Witnesses were attempting to revive him.
The boy was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The sheriff’s office says in a statement the boy was staying at the resort with his family from Maryland.
Detectives are conducting a death investigation, and the sheriff’s office says there are no other details.STORIES THAT OTHERS ARE CLICKING ON
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