BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — The Lee County Sheriffs Office responded to a call about a vehicle submerged in water in Bonita Springs.
Deputies responded to a call for service behind the 26900 block of McLaughlin Avenue in Bonita Springs.
Deputies discovered a dark-colored vehicle in the water.
The vehicle was a distance from the shoreline and almost completely submerged.
First responders located and removed a five-year-old male from inside of the vehicle.
Life-saving measures were performed, and the child was transported to a local hospital.
The child was declared deceased.
Further inspection of the submerged vehicle resulted in the location of a deceased 41-year-old female.
The investigation into this incident is active and ongoing.
