Toddler drowned playing in shallow river

A 29 month old little girl drowned while playing in a shallow river - as her father tried to round up sheep in a neighbouring field

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Toddler drowned playing in shallow river

Eva-Rose Wainwright drowned in water where she had been playing with the family dog. Yesterday (January 20) the coroner issued a warning 'about the dangers of very young children being left unsupervised...

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