Jacksonville child is pulled from retention pond in near drowning
As a Jacksonville 2-year-old is in critical condition after being rescued, national and local officials warn again of the dangers of pools and ponds.
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As a Jacksonville 2-year-old is in critical condition after being rescued, national and local officials warn again of the dangers of pools and ponds.
On Monday night, a missing 4-year-old boy who had been diagnosed with autism was found dead in a Northside retention pond after he was reported missing. Just over a month ago, the same thing happened to a 5-year-old boy. Both children were nonverbal.
As city leaders explore making changes, the News4Jax I-TEAM found that barriers are not currently installed around all the city retention ponds.
Gavin Douyon, 3, was found dead in a retention pond on Memorial Day. Recently, Mohamad Nour, 4, also was found dead in a different Jacksonville pond.
Missing autistic boy found dead in Florida pond A 4-year-old autistic boy who went missing Monday was found dead in a Florida retention pond. Gavin Douyon wandered away from his Jacksonville home barefoot around 5:30 p.m., according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Almost 100 officials from the sheriff’s office and Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department searched for several hours for Gavin before he was found dead in the pond. © Handout Gavin Douyon No foul play is suspected, officials said. In late April, 5-year-old Mohamad Nour, who was also autistic, was found dead in another ...