Overview
- Family members reported Javonte Rahming missing from their Boynton Bay Circle home on June 22 and a Boynton Beach police Real Time Crime Center drone later located a motionless child in a pool at a nearby property.
- Officers removed the child from the water, performed life-saving measures, and he was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
- Detectives reviewed surveillance that shows Javonte entered the fenced backyard alone and went into the pool about an hour before the missing-person report, and police say no foul play is suspected while the probe remains active.
- Authorities have not yet confirmed the official medical cause of death, the exact way the child gained access to the fenced pool, or how long he was in the water before being found.
- Local leaders and drowning-prevention experts framed the death as part of a rising pattern of child drownings in Palm Beach County and urged layered protections such as secure pool barriers, a designated adult watcher, and swim lessons.