Overview
- The boy, identified as Jackson S. Georgari, was last seen around midnight and was found unresponsive in a pond about a mile from his home at roughly 12:30 p.m. Thursday.
- Responders pulled him from the water and performed life-saving measures but he was declared dead at the scene.
- Kansas City police say there are no immediate signs of foul play and that the case is an active death investigation pending an autopsy to determine cause and manner of death.
- Family members told local reporters that Jackson had a history of sleepwalking, had previously sleepwalked in San Diego, and did not know how to swim.
- The school community has expressed condolences and the case raises questions about child safety during sleepwalking episodes, including supervision, home precautions and awareness of nearby water hazards.