A second grader from South Carolina allegedly drowned in a pond near his school after going missing on September 12, 2024.According to tragic reports, 8-year-old Lionel Ramirez Cervantes was a student at Bells Crossing Elementary School in Simpsonville. He had last been seen at the school around 11a.m. on September 12 before he vanished.

Sources claimed that the young boy ran from his classroom and the school itself. He had been with two other students and three staff members at the time – the staff members tried to give chase but lost track of him.Greenville County Sheriff’s Office launched a search effort to find Lionel, but it’s since been reported that said effort ended in tragedy.