23 February 2024 , 13:29
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A five-year-old girl has been found dead in a canal in London after vanishing from her home in the Islington area of the city, police have confirmed.
The alarm was raised after the youngster went missing but she was found in the canal just 10 minutes later. Officers and members of the public attempted to help the child.
She was pulled from the water and given CPR at the scene before being taken to hospital. She died at around 7pm the same day, a spokesman for the Met Police said.
They said: "At 4.13pm on Saturday, 17 February we received a report that a five-year-old girl was missing from her home in Wharf Road, N1. Officers responded and carried out a search of the area. At 4.24pm the girl was found in a nearby canal.
"Officers and members of the public rescued her from the water and officers carried out CPR. Paramedics were called and the girl was taken to hospital where she sadly died at around 7pm that evening.
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"Her family have been informed and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time. Our enquiries are ongoing, however the circumstances are not believed to be suspicious."
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