COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Division of Police recovered the body of a 4-year-old girl who was last seen on the city's north side Friday afternoon.
Officers and medics were called to the area of Belcher Drive and Dresden Street around 2:50 p.m. Esther Mutivito's body was found in a retention pond at Whispering Oaks Apartments, police said.
Esther was reported missing Friday after she was last seen in the area of Le Marie Court and Morse Road around 2:30 p.m.
Sgt. Joe Albert confirmed to 10TV that the body found in the pond is Esther's.
"This tragic ending is not the outcome we, as a community, were hoping for," police wrote in a social media post.
Police did not release an official cause of death or if foul play is suspected.