Boy, 5, critical after being pulled from Ohio pond

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A 5-year-old boy is in critical condition after being pulled from a pond in Columbus.

Police Sgt. Chris Odom tells The Columbus Dispatch (bit.ly/1eW5UNp) that family members found the boy floating in a pond behind some houses on the city’s far east side around 5 p.m. Sunday. He says the child had been visiting someone and family members began looking for him after realizing he was not there.

The boy is being treated at a hospital. His name has not been released.

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Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, https://www.dispatch.com