Body of a missing eight-year-old boy found in a pond north of Canberra
- The bodies of a woman and a young boy were found in an ACT pond on Saturday
- Officers were searching Yerrabi Pond at Gungahlin in Canberra for a missing boy
The body of an eight-year-old boy who was missing since Saturday morning has been found in a pond north of Canberra.
Pranav Vivekanandan was reported missing after the bodies of a woman and a young boy – believed to be Pranav’s mother and brother – were discovered in Yerrabi Pond at Gungahlin.
It is believed the dead woman is the mother of the missing Pranav and the dead boy is his brother.
Officers found the bodies after a member of the public saw them in the water, while investigators later recovered a vehicle from a car park nearby.
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Officers searched Yerrabi Pond at Gungahlin in the ACT for Pranav Vivekanandan
Officers are pictured searching Yerrabi Pond at Gungahlin in the ACT for the boy after the bodies of the woman and boy were found in the water early on Saturday
Divers are searching the water (pictured) while other officers scour through surrounding bushland
State Emergency Services are at the scene, while 30 police officers also took part in the operation (pictured)
The bodies were discovered when police arrived at the area at 8am (pictured, police at the scene)
Police said there is no ongoing threat to the community, while the next of kin had been informed (pictured investigations being carried out at the scene)
A report on the deaths will be prepared for the coroner.
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