Missing child, 5, dies after being found in water

Jul 30, 2026, 03:34 PM· 26 minutes ago· Original: EN

- Published A missing five-year-old child has died after being found in a body of water. West Mercia Police said officers had responded to reports of a missing child in Badsey, Worcestershire, on Wednesday evening. The child was found unresponsive in the water and a short time later was pronounced dead. The force called it "an incredibly tragic incident", ad…

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A missing five-year-old child has died after being found in a body of water.

West Mercia Police said officers had responded to reports of a missing child in Badsey, Worcestershire, on Wednesday evening.

The child was found unresponsive in the water and a short time later was pronounced dead.

The force called it "an incredibly tragic incident", adding there was no third-party involvement in the child's death.

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