Missing Queensland toddler's body found in dam
The body of a two-year-old boy who wandered from a north Queensland cattle station has been found in a large dam.
Ruben Scott disappeared from his home on Koolatah Station in Cape York on Tuesday afternoon.
Police divers yesterday found the boy's body in a dam near the homestead.
Reuben Scott vanished from his home on Tuesday afternoon. Queensland Police
Earlier, police told reporters they been advised by paediatric experts that Ruben had likely died.
"It's with regret last night I had to sit with the family and advise them that the survivability of their son and grandson has now passed," Chief Patrol Inspect Mark Henderson announced.
Koolatah Station in Cape York is a massive property, more than 170,000 hectares. Queensland Police
He this afternoon expressed his condolences to the family
Police and SES volunteers had been searching the 170,000-hectare station for signs of the boy, working on foot, horseback or motorbike.
They also used seven helicopters and heat-seeking drones but to no avail.
A report will now be prepared for the Coroner.
There are fears Reuben was taken by a crocodile. Queensland Police
Police and SES volunteers have scoured the property, but to no avail. Queensland Police
The little boy's mother, Natasha Scott, spoke of her desperation on social media.
"As people may know my little Ruby has gone missing," she wrote on Facebook on Wednesday.
"I have every person that can help helping to find him ... (I am) trying to hold myself together."
Ms Scott thanked everyone who had helped spread the message about her son and joined in to look for him.
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