Horror as boy, 9, drowns after entering drain pipe in Weir, NT

A little boy who disappeared down a drainpipe while swimming at a weir in outback Australia has been found dead by police divers.

Police were told the nine-year-old boy had entered a drainpipe at the Katherine Low Level, just south of Katherine, NT, at about 5.15pm on Tuesday.

The young boy’s family held a vigil at the scene as police and a team of divers desperately searched for him.

NT Police Commander Neil Hayes said the incident was “an incredibly tragic incident, and we are providing welfare to the attending members”.

Originally published as Horror as boy, 9, drowns after entering drain pipe in Weir, NT