The county's 911 center got a call around 1:15 p.m. of a report of a drowning in the 3000 block of Cool Springs Road.
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EMS responded and took the child to Central Harnett Hospital in Lillington.
Life-saving measures were taken, according to the sheriff's office, but the boy was pronounced dead.
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The sheriff's office is investigating.