PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a child that was missing at Lake Ida was located and taken to the Putnam Community Medical Center, where he died.
The 4-year-old was last seen swimming with his family at the boat ramp in a the lake near Interlachen.
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Cheif Deputy Col. Joseph Wells told News4Jax the boy died at the hospital and the case is being investigated as a drowning.
Multiple units and law enforcement responded to the area, but PCSO did not provide any further information as the investigation is currently underway.
Colonel Wells said it is to early to determine if negligence was a factor, but the Major Crimes Unit has taken over.