Child drowns in St. Francis County

— The St. Francis County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the drowning of a 6-year-old boy.

Authorities said Chance Anderson went missing Sunday night from his home in the Blackfish area. His father told authorities that he found the boy near the water’s edge of a pond.

Authorities said the boy’s father pulled his son from the water and performed CPR until emergency officials arrived, but the child still died.

Sheriff Bobby May told the Times-Herald that the death is under investigation but authorities believe it was an accidental drowning.

May said it appears Chance wandered out of the yard and into the pond.

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