A missing Sutton 4-year-old girl was found unresponsive in a neighbor’s pool Thursday and was pronounced dead at a hospital.
“The past 12 hours have been incredibly difficult for one of our families in town and our team of first responders. There are no words that we can offer to help ease the heartache (of) our residents,” the Sutton Police Department posted on its Facebook page this morning.
Police received a call at around 3:50 p.m. Thursday reporting that the girl, named Eva, was missing and that she has autism. The department shared her photo about 40 minutes later and asked for the public’s help in locating her. At 6:52 p.m., the department disclosed “We no longer are asking for assistance regarding the missing girl we posted. Thank you to all who shared, looked and offered info.”
Just after 10 a.m. today, the Worcester District Attorney’s office shared that the girl had died in a brief statement:
“At 3:50 p.m. Thursday, the Sutton Police Department received a 911 call reporting a 4-year-old girl had gone missing from her home. A short time later, the girl was found in a neighbor’s pool, unresponsive. Emergency personnel transported her to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester where she was pronounced deceased.”
Neither the police nor the Worcester District Attorney’s office will be speaking further on the issue, according to both agencies.
