ORLANDO, Fla. – A missing 4-year-old boy was found dead Monday in a body of water near his Orange County home, according to the sheriff’s office.
Amere Baptiste had last been seen in the area of the 12600th block of Victoria Place Circle in Orlando and was reported missing Monday morning.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said the boy was found dead in a body of water near his home.
“We are mourning his loss, and know our community joins us in extending our deepest condolences and prayers to his family,” a sheriff’s office spokesman wrote in an update.
An investigation is ongoing.
UPDATE: It is with heavy hearts that we must share that our deputies have found Amere Baptiste deceased in a body of water near the home where he was reported missing earlier today. Our detectives are still looking into how this tragedy occurred. We are mourning his loss, and… https://t.co/nXkUliKUtq
— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) August 5, 2024
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