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| Body of four-year-old boy found after car he was in slid into NSW river | Body of four-year-old boy found after car he was in slid into NSW river |
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| 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. | 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. | “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. | It’s believed the car was pushed downstream by a strong current. |
| Police inspector Ian Woodward said the child’s grandfather had reversed the ute into the river and hopped out to unstrap a tinnie in the back, when the ute slid into the water. It was low tide and there was a sharp drop-off at the ramp. The car was swept away, with the boy still inside. | |
| “The man made frantic efforts to try and get the child out of the vehicle but he was unsuccessful,” Woodward told reporters at the scene. | “The man made frantic efforts to try and get the child out of the vehicle but he was unsuccessful,” Woodward told reporters at the scene. |
| “The child’s family and a number of police officers entered the water and tried to recover the vehicle and the child but they were unsuccessful in their attempts. | “The child’s family and a number of police officers entered the water and tried to recover the vehicle and the child but they were unsuccessful in their attempts. |
| Hours later his body was retrieved from the submerged car, which was found about 20 metres from the ramp. “The child was dead when we recovered him,” Woodward said. “The family is devastated. They came here for a family day out and unfortunately it has ended in tragedy.” | |
| Police were talking to the grandfather. 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. |