SOLON, Ohio (WJW) – A 3-year-old has died after being found in a pond outside his home in Solon on Saturday.

According to a press release from the Solon Police Department, officers responded to a Capilano Drive home after receiving a report of a missing child around 1:20 p.m.

The boy’s father reported that his 3-year-old son was missing from their home. Officers at the scene then began a search inside and around the house, the release said.

Shortly after the search began, the boy was found unresponsive in a pond behind the home.

Officers began life-saving measures immediately. The boy was then taken to an area hospital, but “life-saving attempts were not successful,” the release said.

According to the release, the child’s parents were not home at the time of the incident. Other adult

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