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BSO investigates drowning of 10-year-old boy in Lauderdale Lakes

MIAMI -- The Broward Sheriff's Office is investigating the drowning of a 10-year-old boy in Lauderdale Lakes. 

Authorities said it happened Saturday morning at around 9 a.m. in the 4500 block of Northwest 32nd Court. 

Here is what BSO Public Information Officer Carey Codd said about the drowning: 

"Broward Sheriff's Office deputies and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue responded to the scene and immediately began lifesaving measures on the 10-year-old male drowning victim." 

The child was transported to a nearby hospital, but emergency personnel could not revive him. 

BSO's Homicide and Crime Scene units are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.  

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