Tragedy as nine-year-old girl drowns during family camping trip
- Girl, 9, died on camping trip in North Queensland
- Initial reports suggest the nine-year-old drowned
A young girl has died in an apparent drowning during a camping trip.
The nine-year-old girl died near the Bivouac Junction camp grounds, about 30km east of Charters Towers, a rural town in North Queensland, on July 8.
Paramedics rushed to the scene and found the primary school-aged girl in a critical condition. Despite their best efforts, she could not be revived.
A report will be prepared for the coroner after the sudden death of a nine-year-old girl. Pictured is the Burdekin River in the rural town of Charters Towers in North Queensland
A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman confirmed to 9News that paramedics attended a drowning incident last Saturday.
A QPS spokesperson said: ‘Police are preparing a report for the coroner following the drowning death of a child at Bivouac Junction Road Dotswood on July 8’.
Police remain in contact with the girl’s family.
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