A young boy has died after going missing from his home in a remote community southwest of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Police have not named the community and would only say the boy was aged under 10.
A young boy has died after going missing from his home in a remote community southwest of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.Northern Territory police mounted a search operation late on New Year's Eve.
"Tragically the child was found in the community early this morning and has subsequently passed away," Acting Commander Kirsten Engels said on Saturday. "We request that the family's privacy is respected at this time and offer our sincere condolences for their loss," Commander Engels said in a statement.
A police spokeswoman told AAP it was too early to speculate on the cause of death and police would investigate and prepare a report for the coroner.1 January 2022 at 6:06pm
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