Missouri boy dies after being found floating in lake

PONTOON BEACH, Mo. (AP) – A 3-year-old Missouri boy died after police found him floating in the Mallard Lake area near St. Louis on Friday.

Pontoon Beach police said the boy was found unresponsive after he had been reported missing from a mobile home park near the lake around midday Friday.

Officers pulled him from the water and performed CPR until an ambulance arrived.

Officials said the boy regained a heartbeat and was taken to a hospital where he died later.

The boy’s death will be investigated by a regional child death task force, which is routine in such cases.