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Two-Year-Old Boy Drowns After Falling Into Canal Near Home in Lilo Viejo

Police and forensic specialists are examining the scene to establish how the accident occurred.

Overview

  • The child, identified as Leandro Díaz, was found in the Canal de la Patria a short distance from his family home in the rural locality of Lilo Viejo.
  • According to police and health sources, he had briefly moved out of his mother's sight while playing in the yard.
  • Neighbors helped locate and pull the boy from the water before an urgent transfer to the Hospital de Tintina.
  • He arrived at the hospital without vital signs, and resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful, confirming his death.
  • Officers from Comisaría Comunitaria Nº 40 in Tintina and Criminalística conducted on-site examinations as the community offered support to the family.