The body of a 7-year-old Tioga boy, reported missing yesterday, has been found at the bottom of a swimming pool, police said early this morning.According to investigators, Isear Jeffcoat was taken from his home on the 1900 block of West Airdrie Street yesterday morning and dropped off at a daycare center at 1234 Rising Sun Avenue in Franklinville.The daycare workers took Jeffcoat, along with other children, on an outing to a swimming pool on the 6600 block of North 8th Street in East Oak Lane, police said. Jeffcoat was last seen there around 3 p.m.The child, who was barefoot and wearing only a t-shirt and basketball shorts, was reported missing at 3:30 p.m., police said.Following an intense investigation, Marine Unit divers were called to do a search of the pool. Authorities said its bottom could not easily be seen and described the water as "murky."Jeffcoat was found unconscious at the bottom of the pool between 1 and 1:30 a.m. this morning, police said. He was pronounced dead on the scene.Though Northwest Detectives are currently conducting an investigation into the tragedy, including a review of the daycare tasked with supervising Jeffcoat at the time of his disappearance, no foul play is suspected and no charges have been filed at this time.
