JSO responds to unresponsive child in need

JACKSONVILLE, Fla — Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office states that Friday night at approximately 7:55 p.m. JSO and the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department responded to the 9100 block of Monette Road in reference to a report of a child in need of medical assistance.

>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<

Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive 11-year-old boy. Officers learned that the child had been playing in a large pile of dirt in the front yard of a private residence. Preliminary investigation at the scene reveals that the child was digging a tunnel in the pile of dirt when the dirt collapsed on him trapping the child beneath the surface of the dirt when the pile collapsed on him.

[DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks]

Several neighbors assisted with removing the child from the collapsed tunnel and JFRD personnel transported the child to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

[SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter]

Detectives from the JSO Homicide Unit and Crime Scene Unit are presently conducting the investigation. There are no indications of foul play as this appears to be a very sad and tragic accident.

Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.