An 8-year-old girl with autism has died after being pulled from a pond in Forney, according to the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office.
Officials say just after 12:45 p.m. Thursday, emergency crews were called to a search and rescue in the 1000 block of Hampton Drive, after the child reportedly went missing and may have been underwater in a pond.
The Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office told WFAA the child was pulled from the pond around 1:15 p.m. and was transported to a local hospital by helicopter, where she was later pronounced dead.
The sheriff’s office says foul play isn’t suspected, but the incident remains under investigation.
