Missing 5-year-old boy found dead

We have a news alert here first at 6 of five year old boy with autism was found dead this morning in Riverview. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says the boy drowned in a retention pond near his home. Fox 13's Jennifer Bayless joins us now live from the neighborhood there in Riverview. So Jennifer, what more can you tell us? Yeah, Brianna, tonight the family says they are still reeling from this tragedy, so they did not want to speak on camera, but they tell us it happened at this retention pond behind me where the boy was found unresponsive in the water. That retention pond is located just across the street from their home. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says the boy's parents called 911, noticing he was missing around 9 a.m. today. Deputies arrived to the Grand Elm Drive 10 minutes later with their K9 unit to begin the search, but it didn't last long. Moments later, the boy was found in the neighborhood retention pond. First responders attempted CPR and rushed him to the hospital where he died. Now this evening, Carrie Behor, founder and executive director of the Water Smart Hearts Foundation calls this a tragedy especially knowing this happened while the non-profit was hosting its annual trick-or-treat for water safety event today we had the fire rescue here we had Card USF we had Children's Board of Hillsborough County we had so many local businesses and community hundreds of people were here all in the support of the mission to prevent childhood drowning and raise awareness the support from the community was overwhelming despite the rain today and um we're doing good work but they're just it's just never enough it seems before also owns Watch Me Swim a swim school here in Riverview through a grant from the Children's Board of Hillsborough County the foundation offers up to eight free swim lessons for children with autism the classes focus on self-rescue teaching children how to turn themselves over if they end up face down in the water now before says water safety is especially important for children with autism who tend to elope or wander away from their families. And on top of water safety, it's important to have constant supervision and water barriers. Brianna? Gosh, your heart just breaks for families in situations like this, certainly sad. Thank you, Jennifer, for your report.