3-year-old boy dies after being pulled out of lake near his home

COCONUT CREEK — A

3-year-old boy died at the hospital Friday night after being pulled out of a lake near his family’s residence in Coconut Creek, officials said.

Officers responded to a

911 call about 6:30 p.m. on Friday in the 3700 block of Cocoplum Circle regarding a boy found in the water, according to Coconut Creek police.

A neighbor spotted the boy in the water, and a person who was at the community swimming pool began performing CPR until first responders arrived.

The boy was taken to Broward Health Coral Springs, where he later died.

— Chris Perkins, South Florida Sun Sentinel