5-year-old Riverview boy found dead after reported missing, sheriff’s office says

RIVERVIEW, Fla. (WWSB) - A 5-year-old boy reported missing Friday morning was later found dead, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said.Around 9 a.m., the boy’s parents called 911 to report that their son, who has autism, was missing from their home in the 7200 block of Grand Elm Drive in Riverview, the sheriff’s office said.Deputies arrived at 9:11 a.m. and began searching the neighborhood with the agency’s K-9 unit.At 9:20 a.m., a deputy found the child in a retention pond in the community, according to the sheriff’s office.Deputies pulled the boy from the water and began CPR until Hillsborough County Fire Rescue arrived. The child was taken to AdventHealth, where he was pronounced dead.“Losing a child is a pain no family should ever know,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a statement. “I commend our deputies’ quick response and their attempts to save the child’s life.”The sheriff’s office said the investigation is ongoing and that any updates will come from its Public Affairs O