A young child was killed in Charlotte in a retention pond while playing with a ball. The child died from drowning
A 7-year-old child drowning took place on June 17, 2026 on Lady Bell Drive Charlotte, NC in a retention pond. Follow Charlotte Alerts on Instagram.

The child was playing with a ball with his other child family members and friends. The ball went into the retention pond. The kid then went in the retention pond and drowned.
The other kids went inside to tell adults. 911 was called. Emergency divers came to the scene and pulled the child victim from the water. The child was dead. Water search and rescues have yielded many dead bodies.



