A toddler who went missing while playing with a dog behind her Deltona home Thursday night drowned in a nearby pond, the Volusia County Medical Examiner's Office said Friday.
- 3-year-old girl drowned in pond, Volusia authorities say
- Girl had been playing in backyard with dog, deputies say
- Responding deputies found dog soaking wet
The 3-year-old girl, McKenna Macateer, was pronounced dead Florida Hospital Fish Memorial at about 8 p.m.
Volusia County deputies were dispatched to the home on the 3000 block of Dow Court after they received a report of a lost child just before 7 p.m. The toddler had been playing in the backyard with a dog when she went missing, the Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
Deputies who responded noticed the dog was soaking wet and started looking for nearby waterways. They went to the nearby pond, where they found McKenna unresponsive in the water. Deputies and paramedics tried to revive her at the scene, but she didn't respond.
The Sheriff’s Office Major Case Unit is investigating.