The toddler has been identified as Kamdyn Torres.
He was reported missing shortly after 6 p.m. on Sunday night, family said he was last seen playing in the backyard according to Northern York Regional police.
A volunteer assisting with the search found the body around 8 p.m. on East Tenth Avenue.
Emergency medical services tried to revive the boy via CPR. He was declared deceased at a York Hospital.
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