A missing 5-year-old boy was found dead in a drainage ditch Sunday afternoon in upstate New York, according to authorities.
The little boy went missing around 1:30 p.m. in Poughkeepsie. He was last seen wearing a blue shirt and diaper near Manchester Road and Rhobella Drive, police said.
According to police in the town of Poughkeepsie, as officials searched the area, they found a shoe in the Casper Creek. Water rescuers then found the boy in “several” feet of water. He was found unresponsive and not breathing.
He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
As of now, his name has not been released. The incident remains under investigation.
Anyone with information has been asked to call Poughkeepsie police at 845-485-3666.
