Two-year-old boy drowns in his family's dam
A TWO-year-old boy has drowned in a dam on his family's property in rural south-east Queensland, leaving the community in mourning.
The toddler's grandfather noticed he had disappeared from their house at South Maclean about 6:00pm (AEST).
More than 150 local residents, State Emergency Service volunteers and police officers searched the 35-hectare property overnight.
Senior Sergeant Tony Jackson says firefighters found the boy's body early this morning when they drained a dam close to the family home.
He says 200 million litres of water were pumped from the dam during the search.
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