UPDATE:
The Council Bluffs Police Department says a 12-year-old boy accidentally drowned at Pirate Cove Water Park in Council Bluffs.
Here's what we know from police:
According to CBPD, on Monday around 7:01 a.m., Council Bluffs police and fire departments were dispatched to Pirate Cove Water Park for a report of a man down. Responding personnel located a deceased juvenile male in the pool.
CBPD said an investigation revealed that an employee of Pirate Cove arrived for work in the early morning hours on Monday and located the victim in the deep end of the pool. The pool was closed for the season and was not open to the public during the past weekend.
Investigators believe that the victim jumped the fence and gained access to the pool. It is believed that the victim entered the deep end of the pool and accidentally drowned.
The boy’s family has been notified. The police department will not be releasing the name of the victim at the family’s request.
The victim, who was 12 years old, recently began attending Wilson Jr. High School in Council Bluffs.
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Council Bluffs Police confirmed that a body was found on Monday in the pool at Pirate Cove Water Park, a public pool next to Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Council Bluffs.
An investigation is underway, police would not confirm any other details about the investigation as of noon on Monday.
This is a developing story.
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