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Body of four-year-old boy found after car he was in slid into NSW river | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
Police divers have recovered the body of a four-year-old boy after the car he was in slid into the Hawkesbury River north-west of Sydney. | |
Emergency crews were called to a boat ramp at a Lower Portland caravan park at about 10.45am on Sunday. | |
“Police were told a vehicle was reversing a boat and trailer into the river when the vehicle slid into the water with a young boy inside,” a NSW police statement said. | |
It’s believed the car was pushed downstream by a strong current. | |
The search continues for the vehicle and boat. | |
State Emergency Service volunteers, paramedics and the police helicopter were at the scene, with divers on the way. | State Emergency Service volunteers, paramedics and the police helicopter were at the scene, with divers on the way. |