PROVIDENCE — A five-year-old girl who went missing from her home in South Providence late Wednesday night was found dead four hours later in a pond at Roger Williams Park.
Providence Police Major David Lapatin said that the family discovered the girl was missing from their home on Babcock Street, near the park, and tried looking for her on their own. When they couldn’t find the girl, identified as Naomi Thomas, the family called the police.
Providence police, state police, and Cranston officers searched for the girl in the area all night, using K-9s and drones, Lapatin said.
Then, around 4:15 a.m. Thursday, they found the girl in the park’s swan boat pond, Lapatin said. Providence firefighters rushed her to Hasbro Children’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Lapatin said the incident remains under investigation.
Amanda Milkovits can be reached at amanda.milkovits@globe.com. Follow her @AmandaMilkovits.