Tragedy as nine-year-old boy is found dead inside a drainpipe in Australia
A nine-year-old boy has been found dead after drowning in a drainpipe in the Northern Territory on Tuesday.
Police were told the boy had entered the drainpipe at the Katherine Low Level Nature Reserve, just south of Katherine, at about 5.15pm and had not resurfaced.
It’s understood the young boy was swimming at a popular weir when he disappeared down the drainpipe.
The boy’s family held a vigil at the scene as police divers searched for him. Sadly, his body was found at 1.45am on Wednesday morning.
NT Police Commander Neil Hayes said the incident was ‘an incredibly tragic incident, and we are providing welfare to the attending members’.
‘Our thoughts are with the boy’s family,’ Commander Hayes said.
NT Police have now launched an investigation into the incident and a report will be prepared for the coroner.
The weir is a popular swimming spot among local families due to its shallow depths.
A nine-year-old boy has died after drowning in a drainpipe at the Katherine Low Level weir
NT Police have launched an investigation into the incident
However it is reportedly impassable during the majority of the wet season, from December to April, when the water levels rise to about 40 feet.
More to come.
