Update – Police ID boy who drowned in Whetstone Lake in Gaithersburg last night: Malik Bojang.
Update – Montgomery County Police confirmed a 2-year-old boy has died after he was found unresponsive in a lake in Montgomery County, Maryland, Friday night, police say.
Police received a call about a missing child about 7:30 p.m. in the area of Lake Shore Drive in Montgomery Village. A few minutes later, officers got a call about a child found in Lake Whetstone near Dockside Terrace.
The boy was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later died,
Montgomery County police spokesman Paul Starks said that the boy was being watched by a relative but managed to wander off and go into the lake.
Police are investigating and said the drowning does not appear to be suspicious.
Montgomery County Md. – June 2, 7:30pm. According to news sources A child has been found unresponsive in a body of water in Montgomery County, Maryland, Friday night, police say.Police received a call about a missing child about 7:30 p.m. in the area of Lake Shore Drive in Montgomery Village. A few minutes later, officers were called about an unresponsive child who was found in a body of water.
The child has been taken to a nearby hospital as a “Priority 1” patient, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.
More details as this develop.