Sheriff investigating child drowning

St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith reported, Sunday, the death of a five-year-old, near Jeanerette.
According to Smith, the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office received an initial call of a child having reportedly died by drowning on Saturday, in the Jeanerette area.
Detectives in the Investigation Section responded to the scene, and the investigation is ongoing.
Further details will become available pending final autopsy results.