(WXYZ) — The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office said a toddler has died after he was found in the Clinton River on Monday.
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Officials say deputies responded to a call on a missing toddler in Harrison Township around 11 a.m.
The child was reportedly last seen at his home on Manse Street.
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Around 11:29 a.m., the sheriff’s office says the toddler was found in the Clinton River. Deputies began performing lifesaving efforts and transported him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The sheriff's office has identified the child as 2-year-old Maxwell Anderson.
"The thoughts and prayers of the MCSO go out to the family and friends of the young child," the sheriff's office said in a statement.
The investigation is ongoing. No additional information has been released at this time.
