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Body found and pulled from pond in west Wichita housing development, police say

One person died in a reported drowning Thursday morning at this pond in west Wichita.
One person died in a reported drowning Thursday morning at this pond in west Wichita. The Wichita Eagle

A male was found and pulled from a pond Thursday morning in a west Wichita housing development, Wichita police spokesperson Andrew Ford said in a news release.

First responders reported the person was dead when they arrived.

The call came in at 9:11 a.m. as the report of a body found in a pond near Taft and Stony Point Lane South, near Maize and Maple.

“The identity of the victim is not known at this time and (the cause of death) will be determined” by a medical examiner, Ford said in the news release. “This is an ongoing investigation, and we have no other verifiable details at this time.”

This story was originally published August 22, 2024 at 12:35 PM.

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Michael Stavola
The Wichita Eagle
Michael Stavola is a former journalist for The Eagle.
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