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31/05/2004
Toddler dies in 'tragic accident' at canal
A toddler has died after he fell into a canal while trying to retrieve a football, it has been reported today.
Emergency crews were called to the Stoneyholme area of Burnley at around 7pm last night after a passer-by managed to pull the four-year-old boy from the Leeds-Liverpool canal. The boy was taken to Burnley General Hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later.
A Lancashire police spokesperson described the incident as a "tragic accident".
It has been reported that the child was with his parents at a nearby park when he left them to try to retrieve his football.
(gmcg)
Emergency crews were called to the Stoneyholme area of Burnley at around 7pm last night after a passer-by managed to pull the four-year-old boy from the Leeds-Liverpool canal. The boy was taken to Burnley General Hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later.
A Lancashire police spokesperson described the incident as a "tragic accident".
It has been reported that the child was with his parents at a nearby park when he left them to try to retrieve his football.
(gmcg)
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