Four-year-old boy dies in Melbourne swamp

The lack of available ambulances in Melbourne on Monday prompted a code orange. Photo: AAP
A four-year-old boy has died in swampland waters in Melbourne’s outer southeast.
Emergency services were called to Lagoon Row in Officer after reports a child had been located unresponsive in the water about 5pm on Sunday.
A four-year-old boy from Swan Hill in Victoria’s northwest died at the scene.
Police say the death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be prepared for the coroner.
– AAP
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