Missing Massachusetts 3-year-old found dead

A Massachusetts boy who had been reported missing has been found dead.

Lowell Police received a report on Tuesday, June 14, at about 9:30 a.m., that a 3-year-old named Harry Kkonde was missing from a home on Freda Lane. The boy had been dropped off at the home of a babysitter, and was last seen in the yard by a neighbor at about 9:15 a.m.

According to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, the boy’s body was located at approximately 1:10 p.m. Wednesday in a pond five feet high adjacent to Rollie’s Tree Farm, about 650 feet straight from the home he went missing from. The pond had previously been searched. Harry was found wearing the long-sleeve maroon shirt, and gray pants with a white stripe that he was seen in before he went missing.

On Tuesday, about 180 first responders searched a radius of about one mile around the neighborhood. On Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, Lowell detectives and officers, in collaboration with law enforcement partners, canvassed the area a second time, reconnecting with residents and following up on all tips.

On Wednesday, about 200 first responders re-canvassed the area and expanded the scope of the ground search.

Lowell Police received support from the Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council Regional Response Team, K-9 Unit, and Incident Management Assistance Team; the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing, Dive Team, Mounted Unit and Special Emergency Response Team (SERT); Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and the District Attorney’s Office; the Lowell Fire Department; Lowell Department of Planning and Development; Middlesex Sheriff’s Department; Dracut Police Department; Tyngsborough Police Department and Fire Department; Andover Fire Department; UMass Lowell Police Department; Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation; the National Park Service; Environmental Police; PRIDEStar EMS; Lowell General Hospital Paramedics; the Executive Officer of Public Safety and Security; the State Fire Marshal’s Office; and the American Red Cross. About 50 cadets from the Lowell Police Academy also responded.

The investigation now turns to how the boy ended up in the pond and a cause of death.