3-year-old nonverbal child dies after being found in neighbor’s pool

PORT ALLEN, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - A young child in Louisiana has died after going missing and being found in a neighbor’s pool.

According to the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Department, a 3-year-old nonverbal girl was reported as a missing child on Wednesday.

A search began for the child, and she was found in a swimming pool near her home later in the day.

First responders said she was pulled from the pool and rushed by ambulance to the hospital with a heavy police escort. However, she did not survive.

The sheriff’s department identified the child as Jacie Lee. It said multiple law enforcement officers and deputies were involved in the search.

Authorities said the girl was located by a first responder in the pool.

According to deputies, the girl was first reported missing around 4 p.m. from her home on Willow Glen Avenue. She was then spotted in the pool about 45 minutes later.