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7yo girl dead in drowning tragedy
Police said 81 drowning deaths were recorded this summer as emergency crews searched for the missing swimmer before her body was recovered.
- On Saturday, a seven-year-old girl drowned at Colleges Crossing, Chuwar, about 38km southwest of Brisbane. Queensland Police retrieved her body from the Brisbane River shortly before 10:30pm.
- The girl's disappearance triggered a major emergency response, with Polair and police divers joining the search effort. Locals assisted by using mobile phone lights to scour the area, The Courier-Mail reports.
- Royal Life Saving reports 81 drowning deaths in Australia over the 2025/26 summer, reflecting the broader water safety context across the country.
- Queensland Police are preparing a report for the coroner following the incident. Authorities declared the child dead at the scene after retrieving her body late Saturday.
- The incident occurred during school holidays at a popular swimming spot on the Brisbane River in Queensland, underscoring seasonal water safety concerns.
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Girl, seven, drowns at popular Queensland swimming spot
A seven-year-old girl has drowned while swimming at a popular Queensland river in a school holiday tragedy.Emergency services were called to Colleges Crossing Recreation Reserve in Chuwar, Ipswich, west of Brisbane, just after 5pm yesterday following reports a young girl had failed to resurface from the river.It is understood the girl cried for help before going under the water.READ MORE: Government spends $20m on fuel campaign urging Aussie…
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