Boy dies after being found floating inside a cistern in the Sertão de Alagoas Reproduction/Social media A five-year-old boy died on Friday (17) after falling into a cistern in the city of Canapi, in the Sertão de Alagoas. The child's name was not released. ?Join the g1 Alagoas channel According to the Military Police, the boy's mother reported that he was playing at his grandparents' house when he disappeared. Upon realizing the child's absence, family members began searching. Shortly afterwards, the boy was found floating inside a cistern located near his grandparents' residence. The victim was rescued and taken to Canapi Municipal Hospital, but, according to the PM, he was already admitted to the unit without life. Civil Police teams were called and must investigate the circumstances of the case.