Two-Year-Old Drowns in Bathing Beauty Pond on Friday Afternoon

A 2-year-old toddler drowned in Bathing Beauty Pond aftert wandering away on Friday. Image-Google Maps
A 2-year-old toddler drowned in Bathing Beauty Pond after wandering away on Friday. Image-Google Maps

A two-year-old toddler perished in Bathing Beauty Pond near Eielson Air Force Base on Friday after wandering away, troopers reported on Saturday,

According to the report, the young child was reported missing to the Fairbanks Alaska State Troopers at 1:33 pm on Friday afternoon. He had apparently wandered down a heavily wooded path near the pond alone near mile 343 of the Richardson Highway,

Fairbanks troopers immediately responded to the area, while Wildlife troopers responded to the pond with a boat. “Wilderness Search and Rescue were also contacted for assistance. North Pole Fire and EMS responded and arrived with troopers,” the trooper dispatch reported.

A coordinated search effort was immediately initiated and at approximately 2 pm, the child was discovered in the shallow pond. He was found unresponsive in the water near the path approximately 150 yards from where he had wandered away.

CPR was performed and the child was transported to the Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. Despite life-saving efforts, the child was declared deceased at 2:50 pm.

The toddler’s next of kin were at the scene and notified of the child’s passing.[xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense-responsive”]