On Sunday, April 16, at 3:21 p.m., Beaumont Police responded to Colliers Ferry Park on Pine Street in reference to a 7 year old child reportedly falling into the river and possibly drowning, Officer Haley Morrow said in a release.
The Beaumont Fire and Rescue Water Response Team responded to the scene as well.
After about two hours of searching, a diver was able to locate the victim's body in the water, near the area that witnesses had last seen him.
- Beaumont Police