Boy who drowned in Fort Lauderdale pool identified as investigation continues – NBC 6 South Florida

An 8-year-old boy who drowned in a Fort Lauderdale swimming pool has been identified as authorities investigate how he ended up there.

Fort Lauderdale police said Ryan Amichette died after being found in a swimming pool in the 1100 block of 4th Avenue Northwest Monday evening.

In a statement released Tuesday, police said they believe Amichette's death appears to be accidental.

Officers went to the home and jumped into the pool to retrieve Amichette, who was rushed to Broward Health Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Police said Amichette did not live at the home and the owner did not know him.

Detectives are still trying to determine how and why he got into the yard and pool.

Amichette's brother said the boy disappeared after school. He said a babysitter was supposed to pick him up from school, but that didn't happen.

“We looked for him for almost three hours and until 6 p.m., then I saw a lot of police on the corner, then I ran to the police, I said 'you all saw a Boy ?' And then the police said 'we just found a little boy in the pool,'” said his brother Gibson Severe.

The babysitter told the family she saw Amichette walking with other children and she called him but he continued walking, Severe said.

It is unclear whether he was alone or with other children when he headed toward the pool.

Severe said Amichette moved to South Florida from the Bahamas about two years ago.

The pool is shared by a group of four different buildings and there is a fence around the property.

There are signs around the property indicating it is protected by surveillance cameras, so police hope those can help investigators answer some questions.