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Monday: Dive team searches for missing child in Lake Annie
A 9-year-old boy fell from his father's pontoon and was hit by the boat's propeller Saturday afternoon, Polk County deputies said. Multiple agencies are now searching for the boy who has been missing since the incident.
DUNDEE, Fla. - Officials searched Lake Annie in Polk County for days to find a 9-year-old who fell off a pontoon boat and was reportedly hit by the propeller Saturday.
On Tuesday, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said they located the boy's body.
The search started Saturday afternoon, with marine units, divers, helicopters and drones searching for the boy.
Courtesy: Polk County Sheriff's Office.
Investigators said the boy and his two brothers were with their father on the family's pontoon boat when he fell over the front of the boat.
PCSO said the boy was hit by the boat's propeller then went underwater.
Courtesy: Polk County Sheriff's Office.
The father jumped into the lake while one of the sons called 911.
The boy was not wearing a personal flotation device when he fell into the water.
In Florida, children 6 years old and younger are required to wear a flotation device while a watercraft is moving. Boats are required to have flotation devices onboard for anyone older than 6.