Body of a missing eight-year-old boy found in a pond north of Canberra

The body of an eight-year-old boy who has been missing since Saturday morning has been found in a pond north of Canberra.

Pranav Vivekanandan was reported missing after the bodies of a woman and a young boy – believed to be Pranav’s mother and brother – were discovered in Yerrabi Pond near Gungahlin.

After two days of searching, the police retrieved the boy’s body from the pond around 11 a.m. on Sunday.

ACT police are investigating the circumstances of the three deaths and a report will be prepared for the coroner.

“At this stage, the police do not believe that any other party was involved,” the police said in a statement.

Officers searched the Yerabi Pond at Gungahlin in the ACT for Pranav Vivekanandan

Officers found the bodies of the woman and other boy on Saturday after a member of the public spotted them in the water, while investigators later recovered a vehicle from a nearby parking lot.

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The photo shows officers searching the Yerabi Pond near Gungahlin in the ACT in search of the boy after the bodies of the woman and boy were found in the water early Saturday.

Divers search the water (pictured) while other officers search the surrounding bushland

National emergency services are on the scene, while 30 police officers also participated in the operation (photo)

The bodies were discovered when police arrived at the area at 8am (photo, police on scene)

Police said there is no ongoing threat to the community while the next of kin were informed (photos carried out on the spot)

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