A 5-year-old boy died Thursday night after police responded to a drowning in the Richmond West neighborhood of southwest Miami-Dade, police said.
Miami-Dade Police officers responded just after 7:30 p.m. to a home in the 14000 block of Southwest 168th Terrace to reports of a possible drowning.
The child was airlifted to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital in critical condition, where he was later pronounced deceased.
His identity wasn't released.
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Neighbors said they were heartbroken to hear the news.
"It's a shame. Honestly, you have to be careful with your kids. I have one and it's a mess, it's really bad what happened honestly, I don't have words to describe," said one neighbor.
The Florida Department of Children and families reports 58 children have drowned in Florida this year, not counting the child Thursday night.
Last year, 99 children drowned in Florida, which leads the nation in child drowning deaths.
