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Missing toddler found dead in dam on rural Queensland property
9News Staff
The body of a missing toddler has been discovered in a dam at a large rural property in Queensland's Western Darling Downs region.
Two-year-old Ruby went missing yesterday afternoon on a 1500-hectare rural property in Tara.
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Missing toddler found dead in dam on rural Queensland property Nine/Today
Her sudden disappearance sparked a major search operation with assistance from sniffer dogs and local members of the community before the grim discovery was made after 1am today.
Her death is not being treated as suspicious.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
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