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Boy Found Safe After Going Missing In Daytona Beach, Police Say
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
7
First seen
Oct 8, 10:03 PM EDT
updated Oct 14, 5:11 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WESH 2 (NBC), WFTV (Channel 9 ABC) and 5 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
The bodies of 2 missing children were found in a Daytona Beach pond after the brothers escaped their apartment while their mother was sleeping, Daytona News-Journal and WOFL reported. Daytona Beach police stated the deaths of the 2 boys were likely accidental, WKMG reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (7), version 13, Oct 14, 5:29 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Family raises funds for funerals of two young brothers found dead in Daytona Beach pond · WFTV (Channel 9 ABC)
- Daytona Beach police: Deaths of 2 boys found in pond likely accidental · WKMG (News 6 CBS)
- Investigan las muertes de dos niños en Daytona Beach · WPLG Local 10 (ABC)
- Missing Daytona Beach brothers escaped apartment while mom was sleeping: 'A tragic accident' · WOFL (FOX 35 Orlando)
- Bodies of 2 missing children found in Daytona Beach pond · Daytona News-Journal
- 2 missing children found dead in pond: Daytona Beach police · WTSP
- Boy found safe after going missing in Daytona Beach, police say · WESH 2 (NBC)
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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