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Body of toddler who fell into Victorian creek has been found, police say Body of toddler who fell into Victorian creek has been found, police say
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The body of a toddler who fell into a fast-flowing Victorian creek has been found.The body of a toddler who fell into a fast-flowing Victorian creek has been found.
Three-year-old Ishnael Baqaie, whose family recently arrived from Afghanistan, was playing with his parents in a park when he fell into the Dandenong Creek on Wednesday afternoon, a day after heavy rain lashed the state. Three-year-old Ishnael Baqaie, whose family arrived from Afghanistan only in the past few weeks, was playing with his parents in a park when he fell into the Dandenong Creek on Wednesday afternoon, a day after heavy rain lashed the state.
The body was found just after 4pm on Thursday, police said.The body was found just after 4pm on Thursday, police said.
His parents did not see Ishnael fall into the water, but a witness saw him go under a bridge, Inspector Bruce Kitchen earlier told reporters.His parents did not see Ishnael fall into the water, but a witness saw him go under a bridge, Inspector Bruce Kitchen earlier told reporters.
“The boy was just playing. Parents took their eye off him for a second and he was gone,” he said. “The parents didn’t see him go into the water at all.” “The boy was just playing. Parents took their eye off him for a second and he was gone,” he said. “The parents didn’t see him go into the water at all.
He said the boy’s family was extremely distraught. “He was playing on a little concrete ledge, not far from the creek.”
“Greater Dandenong is a multicultural community and it affects everybody deeply,” Kitchen said. Kitchen said Ishnael’s parents were extremely distraught, and had asked for privacy.
Search and rescue crews covered a 6km range in the search for the boy. “They are grieving,” he said. “Greater Dandenong is a multi-cultural community and it affects everybody deeply.
Kitchen said a report, which would also consider the area’s safety for children, would be prepared for the coroner.