Child dies after being found in creek in Letcher County

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The investigation continues into the death of an 11-year-old boy found in a creek in Letcher County.

State police report that crews found Curtis Halcomb unresponsive in a creek on Tuesday after receiving a report of a missing child in the Blackey community.

Tragically, Halcomb later died at a hospital. His body has been taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort for an autopsy.

Investigators say that, at this time, foul play is not suspected.

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