2-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Swimming Pool At Deltona Home

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Deltona, FL - Update: The 2-year-old boy who drowned on Wednesday afternoon in the swimming pool of a Deltona home was Colynn R. Mertz, according to Volusia County Sheriff's Office.

Earlier Reporting: 

A 2-year-old boy drowned on Wednesday afternoon in a Deltona home's swimming pool.

Volusia County Sheriff's deputies were called to the home at 2066 Dalton Ave. at 3:08 PM after the toddler was pulled, unresponsive, from the swimming pool. First responders weren't able to revive the boy.

No other details are available at this time, but Volusia County Sheriff's detectives are investigating.

Officials say the victim's identity will be released in the near future.

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