Florida boy, 5, dies after found unconscious at bottom of vacation home pool: Deputies

Published July 28, 2026 8:15 PM EDT

A young child died in the hospital after he was found unconscious at the bottom of a vacation rental home pool in Osceola County, deputies say. 

What we know:

The Osceola County Sheriff's Office responded to an Airbnb on Takeaway Way in Davenport around 1 p.m., July 27 and began performing CPR on an unconscious boy, deputies said. Authorities reported that the five-year-old boy – from Brevard County – was with extended family and in the pool with other children before the drowning. 

The boy was transported to a hospital in Celebration, where he was declared dead, the sheriff's office said. 

What we don't know:

Deputies have not disclosed specific details regarding how long the child was underwater or whether adults were actively supervising the pool at the time.

What's next:

The incident remains under active investigation by the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.

The Source: Information in this story was gathered from the Osceola County Sheriff's Office. 

Osceola County News