PLANTATION, Fla. — A 2-year-old boy died Thursday after he was found unresponsive in a lake behind a Plantation home, according to police.

Officers responded around 5:35 p.m. to a report of a missing child at a home in the 1600 block of Northwest 108th Avenue.

While officers were on the way, a family member found the child unresponsive in the lake behind the residence, pulled him from the water and immediately began CPR.

Plantation police officers arrived within minutes and took over lifesaving efforts until Plantation Fire Rescue arrived.

The child was taken to Broward Health, where he later died.

Plantation police detectives are actively investigating the incident.

2-year-old dies after being found in lake behind Plantation home

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