Boy Scout drowns in Robeson County pond

Lumberton Rescue commander Robert Ivey said someone called 911 around 11:45 a.m. Saturday and said a boy had gone under at the pond after jumping from the rope and not resurfaced.

“This is an extremely difficult time for our scouting family," said Jonathan Widmark, CEO of the Cape Fear Council of Boy Scouts of America. "We are sad to confirm the death of one of our youth members following a drowning incident. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim’s family."

Widmark did not release the name of the boy. The investigation into his death is ongoing.