Well, two things- we don't know yet if the pond was shallow enough for anyone to wade in, or was it very deep, even in the outer area of the pond? I live on a lake- we have a beach area that gradually you can walk in, however, neighbors further down- you step one foot in the lake in their yard, and you are almost over your head- and I am talking about an adult stepping in, not a child! We don't know if Raul could swim or not- he may have panicked if he fell in,
Also, around that area, there is probably a lot of wild life. Could he have been running from an animal or a large bird and just fell in?
We need more details about the pond- was there an area to walk in, or was it deep on the edges already, making it impossible to walk out of.
so far, the sheriff thinks it was accidental, so for the time being, until the coroner determines if it was accidental or not, we wait holding our breathes, hoping that no one harmed him intentionally, all the while upset that this poor darling died in the first place.