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Deputies report 7-year-old boy drowns in a swimming pool in northeast Harris County.

A 7-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool in northeast Harris County, deputies reported on Wednesday.

According to a social media post from the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office at 7:42 p.m., deputies were called to the 7300 block of Fox Forest Trail in the Foxwood neighborhood, where the child was found unresponsive in the pool.

The constable’s office confirmed the boy’s death but provided no further details.

“The child was pronounced deceased at the scene by EMS. Please pray for all involved,” read a statement from Constable Mark Herman’s Office.

Although authorities did not specify whether the pool was at a private residence or part of the community, the post included an image of emergency vehicles in a cul-de-sac.

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