Search For Missing Boy Ends Tragically At New Britain Borough Pond

NEW BRITAIN BOROUGH, PA — The search for a missing 9-year-old boy ended tragically Monday evening at a pond in New Britain Borough.

Just before 6 p.m., the Central Bucks Regional Police Department responded to the area of a pond at Vaux and Hickory roads for the report of a missing boy.

Police said when they arrived they found a boy’s bicycle with a fishing pole next to it, but no sign of the boy. A quick inspection of the pond also produced no results, police said.

A dive team from the Point Pleasant Fire Department was called to the scene and located the young boy within a few minutes. He was transported to Doylestown Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:01 p.m.

Police have not released the identity of the boy.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family during this traumatic time," said police in a statement. "We extend our thanks to the Doylestown Fire Department, Central Bucks Ambulance, the Bucks County Special Operations Drone Team, and the Point Pleasant Fire Department Dive Team.”

Anyone with information or witnesses who may have seen the young boy at the pond is asked to contact Captain Robert Milligan at 215-345-4143.