Body of missing 2-year-old found in drained Eagle pond. ‘Crews spent all night’ searching
The body of missing 2-year-old Rory Pope has been discovered after authorities worked to drain a pond near where the boy went missing, the Ada County Sheriff’s Office announced in a tweet Saturday morning.
The pond was behind North Arena Avenue in Eagle, in the Legacy subdivision where the toddler went missing as his family was loading up a car to leave after visiting family.
“Crews had spent all night pumping water out of the pond,” the tweet said. “He was found when the water level dropped.”
Hundreds of Eagle Police, Boise Police, Ada County Sheriff’s Office, FBI agents and neighborhood volunteers searched for Rory after he went missing at about 12:15 p.m. Wednesday.
Officers went door to door in the area Friday to ask if homeowners would consent to searches of their property. They searched more than 30 homes before noon Friday, finding no trace of the toddler.
Boise Police Chief Matt Clifford said Friday that Rory was “described as an energetic young man, and he is curious about the world and has a little bit of a history of playing hide and seek with his parents.”
Police said earlier this week that there were no signs of foul play in the child’s disappearance. Clifford said Friday that Rory’s family was cooperating fully with the investigation. The family is from out of state and was in Idaho for a visit when he disappeared, Clifford said.
This story was originally published September 5, 2020 at 8:49 AM.
