Toddler missing from Weston apartment found dead in canal
The search for a year and a half old toddler who vanished from an apartment in Weston on Sunday has ended in tragedy.
Broward sheriff’s deputies on Monday morning pulled the body of Vihaan Pullamsetti from a canal at the Racquet Club Apartments on Lakeview Drive.
Broward Sheriff Scott Israel said a resident of the complex spotted the boy’s body and alerted deputies who had been searching for him since Sunday.
Vihaan’s parents noticed he was missing around 4 p.m. on Sunday. The family, who lives in Tampa, was visiting relatives who live at the apartment complex in Weston.
Word of the boy’s disappearance triggered a massive search.
A family friend of Vihaan’s family said they struggling to come to terms with their loss.
“Pray for us and the family,” said Kishore Ambatieubi. “Vihaan was an 18-month old very loving child, a very active kid, and we don’t have him now. I don’t have any words to explain how devastated we are. The mom, dad, we are trying to give them the strength which is required now.”
This story was originally published November 2, 2015 at 10:57 AM with the headline "Toddler missing from Weston apartment found dead in canal."