A minor child
drowned in a pond at Kolapara upazila of
Patuakhali district on Tuesday.
The incident took place around 11am on Tuesday at Pakshiyapara village under Baliatali union of the upazila.
The deceased was identified as Junayed Hawlader, 7, son of Shimul Hawlader, a resident of the same village.
According to the victim's family, Junayed slipped into the pond while he was playing on the bank of the waterbody.
After getting no response from him for a while, the family members started searching for him and found him floating.
Junayed was rescued and taken to Kolapara Upazila Health Complex where the physicians declared him dead.
Confirming the matter, Kolapara Police Station officials said a general diary was filed in this regard.
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