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2-year-old dies in Provo drowning
May 1, 2023, 3:07 PM | Updated: 6:26 pm
PROVO, Utah — A 2-year-old child died Sunday after falling into some standing water and drowning near the Provo River.
According to Provo Police Department, a family was in the area of the ropes course Saturday when their toddler wandered away from the group. The child was found a short time later in a small area of standing water.
Provo police and fire medics responded to the Class Ropes Course area at 3606 W Center Street, CPR was administered. The child was transported to the hospital where he died when he was taken off life support the following day.
Provo police said the incident “did not occur in the Provo River, but at an inlet nearby. Spring run-off/swift-water was not a factor.”
The identity of the family has not been released at this time.