POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A missing 5-year-old was found dead after an apparent drowning in Casper Creek in Poughkeepsie on Sunday. Several different agencies assisted in the search for the missing child.
Authorities from the Poughkeepsie Police Department responded to Manchester Gardens Apartments around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday for reports of a missing child. Searches of the area were conducted as the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office and Unmanned Aircraft System Teams (UAS) joined the effort.
New York State Police and State Police Aviation contacted a helicopter to be deployed in the area. A Town of Poughkeepsie Police Officer found a shoe in the Casper Creek Area along Manchester Road.
Arlington Fire responded with their water rescue team. Divers from the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office and New York State Police were requested. The child was found submerged in several feet of water.
Police say the child was found unconscious and not breathing. The child was turned over to awaiting EMS personnel and was taken to Mid-Hudson Hospital while receiving advanced life support care.
The child was pronounced dead at 5:41 p.m. on Sunday at the hospital. Anyone with information of this incident is asked to contact the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Detective Unit at (845) 485-3670.
