9-Year-Old Boy's Body Located by Dive Team in Calif. After He Drowned on Family Outing

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A 9-year-old boy died over the weekend after struggling to swim during a family trip to a Southern California lake.

According to theRiverside County Sheriff’s Department, the drowning was reported around 10:35 a.m. on Sunday at Launch Pointe Beach at Lake Elsinore.

A dive team eventually located the boy’s body four hours after he went underwater.

“The Riverside County Sheriffs Department Dive Team responded and started searching the area. The Dive Team was able to locate the victim around 2:37 p.m.,” the department said.

“The Riverside County Coroner’s Office took possession of the victim,” they added. “The name of the victim is being withheld.”

The boy was visiting the lake with his family at the time of the incident,KNBCreported.

An estimated 3,960 people die of drowning every year in the United States, according to theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition, the CDC said about 8,080 others suffer non-fatal drownings per year, which can lead to brain damage and other long-term disabilities.

Factors such as not being able to swim, a lack of supervision and missing or ineffective fences around water increase the likelihood of drowning, the CDC added.

source: people.com