13-year-old boy drowns in Morgan County pond

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 13-year-old boy from Barnett, Missouri, drowned on Wednesday afternoon, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The report says the boy entered a pond at a private residence in the 21000 block of Quarry Lane in Barnett and did not resurface. First responders were called at 4:01 p.m., the report says.

The child was recovered by the Moreau Fire Protection District and was pronounced dead at University Hospital in Columbia, the report says.

The victim’s body was brought to Kidwell Garber Funeral Home in Versailles, according to the report.

MSHP reports do not name victims in drownings.