Coroner Officially Releases ID Of Boy, 11, Who Drowned In Aptos Pool

An 11-year-old boy who drowned in a swimming pool at his home in the Aptos area of Santa Cruz County on Oct. 31 has been identified as Evan Lane, according to the coroner’s office.

The boy’s death occurred on Halloween but did not appear to have anything to do with the event, an employee of coroner’s office said. On Oct. 31, Santa Cruz County sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about a missing person in the 1000 block of Via Tomasol in Aptos, deputies said.

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One of the deputies found him underwater in a pool in a town home complex, pulled the boy out and immediately performed CPR on him. Medical personnel transported him to a hospital, but Evan died there at 4:55 p.m., deputies said.

Sgt. Kelly Kent of the sheriff’s office said authorities believe that Evan fell accidentally into pool and drowned.

Evan, whose middle name was Emilio, was born in Santa Cruz, had been attending Valencia Elementary School in Aptos and had just turned 11 on Oct. 6, according to his obituary posted online by the Benito & Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel in Santa Cruz.

“Evan’s affectionate and playful nature was his most prolific and recognizable gift; each spontaneous hug and burst of infectious laughter was a reminder that life, in this moment, is worth living,” his obituary read.

“Evan was a gentle soul, full of awe, wonder and love for everyone around him,” it read.

His parents, Ed and Sandra Lane, his maternal grandfather Alfredo Orozco and paternal grandmother Dianne Lane, survive him, according to the obituary.

The family has asked that donations be made in his memory to the Angelman Syndrome Foundation.

--Bay City News

--Image courtesy of Benito & Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel in Santa Cruz.