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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — A 5-year-old boy died Thursday after wandering away from his parents and being found in a pond near a ranch in the southernmost part of Routt County, according to an Eagle County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman.
The identity of the child was not immediately available.
On Thursday afternoon, the Routt County Sheriff’s Office was told about the search for the child at the Copper Spur Ranch off Copper Spur Road near the Eagle County line. It initially was unclear whether the search area was in Routt or Eagle, and Eagle officials led the search effort.
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