Police searching Castle Island for missing child

A large group of police, firefighters, and other first responders searched Castle Island in South Boston Sunday night for a missing child.

State Police said the missing child is a 4-year-old boy from South Boston.

Multiple fire trucks and Boston EMS vehicles were seen in the area. A helicopter hovered overhead, casting a searchlight down into the darkness. The state police’s dive team was also involved, The Boston Globe reported.

No further information was immediately available Sunday night.