HUDSON, FL — A 3-year-old boy drowned Saturday night when a crowd gathered at SunWest Park for the Pasco Scallop & Music Festival and a July 4 fireworks celebration, multiple reports said.
The child was reported missing around 8:15 p.m. after wandering away from his family, Fox 13 reported.
The boy was later found unresponsive in nearby water, Pasco News said.
He was pulled ashore and rescuers performed CPR on him, reports said. The child was then brought to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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