US Politics | Mystery as missing four-year-old found dead in pond just hours after he vanished from front yard

A FOUR-year-old boy has been found dead in a pond just hours after vanishing from his front yard. The unidentified child had been reported missing from his family home in Fairbank, Iowa on Friday at around 5pm. GettyThe boy was found dead in a pond near his home 'this is a stock photo ' '/ ' The Buchanan County Sheriff's Office found him later that evening, at around 11.40pm, dead in a nearby pond. The awful discovery followed an extensive search in cooperation with other local agencies. Deputies used UTVs, drones, and thermal imaging to aid the search effort. Deputies do not suspect foul play but investigations are ongoing. READ MORE NEWS HORROR FIND Missing woman found dead days after sending chilling final text to boyfriend HERO SISTER Chilling details emerge after girl carries baby bro to safety from 'kidnapping' The Office of the Iowa State Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of death. The sheriff's office confirmed the tragedy in a Facebook post. They wrote: ...This is a multi-agency investigation conducted by the Buchanan County Sheriff's Office, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and Iowa State Patrol, with assistance provided by Buchanan County Emergency Management, Independence Police Department, Hazleton Fire Department, Fairbank Fire Department, Jesup Fire Department, Independence Fire Department and Oelwein MercyOne Ambulance.... Comments on the post offered condolences to the family. Most read in The US Sun 'INDESCRIBABLE LOSS' US students, 20, named among 153 killed in Seoul Halloween crush 'THE NICEST' Amanda Knox & ex reunite 15 years after arrest for Meredith Kercher murder HORROR FIND Missing woman found dead days after sending chilling final text to boyfriend TIME WARP Eerie 1938 footage 'proves' time travellers exist can you spot 'quantum leaper'? MAMA DRAMA Teen Mom fans in shock after Ashley Jones 'leaks phone call' with Amber Portwood NAME SHAME I know my kids will get bullied for their names but I'm going with them anyway One user wrote: ...Thoughts and prayers lifted for this child's family, friends, all of the First Responders, and all of the Fairbank community area during this tragedy. ...May the Lord above hold us all. Amen.... Another said: ...Thoughts and prayers to the friends and family. Remember that because someone we love is in heaven, a little bit of heaven is with us. So sorry for your loss....

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