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Four-year-old boy dies in Melbourne swamp

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The lack of available ambulances in Melbourne on Monday prompted a code orange. Photo: AAP
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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