By Associated Press - Monday, March 20, 2017

WATERTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say a young boy has died after falling into a pond near a home in the Lansing area.

The Clinton County sheriff’s department says relatives of the 21-month old got him out of the pond in Watertown Township before rescue crews arrived on Sunday afternoon. They began life-saving measures, but the department says he was pronounced dead at a hospital.

The child’s name wasn’t immediately released. The death is under investigation.



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