11-year-old Waynesville student dies unexpectedly; Sheriff’s office investigating

WAYNESVILLE — An 11-year-old Waynesville boy died unexpectedly Friday.

Wade Boswell, a fifth grader at Waynesville Elementary School, died in an accident at home March 3.

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Warren County Sheriff’s Office dispatch records showed that a parent called police around 6:15 p.m. after they found his iPad on the driveway. They said he was last seen by a drain near a pond and the parent was worried he may have fallen into the water.

Around 10 minutes later, the log showed that the child had been pulled from the water and CPR was being done.

Boswell was taken to Dayton Children’s South in Springboro, where he was pronounced dead. Boswell’s cause and manner of death has not been determined yet by the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.

The incident remains under investigation, according to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office.

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Counsellors were on site to help students and staff at Wayne Local Schools, officials told our news partners at WCPO in Cincinnati.

A visitation for Boswell is scheduled for Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Stubbs-Conner Funeral Home in Waynesville. A celebration of life will follow immediately at 7 p.m.

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