A 12-year-old boy has drowned in a pond near the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff campus.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the boy, his brother and a cousin were playing on a dock on private property Sunday morning when the child got into the water. Deputies say the boy apparently didn’t know how to swim.
The boy’s brother and cousin tried to rescue him, but were unsuccessful and went to get help.
Officials say the boy was unresponsive when he was pulled out of the water, and the county coroner declared him dead about noon.
The boy’s name wasn’t immediately released.
