Toddler drowns chasing ball
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A 15-month-old Kaikohe boy is thought to have drowned in a cattle trough while trying to retrieve a rugby ball, police say.
The freak accident happened on Saturday morning.
A number of police vehicles, an ambulance and a hearse attended a property at Omapere Rd at about 11.30am.
A post mortem is due to be carried out.
- © Fairfax NZ News
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