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St. Mary Parish Investigating the Drowning of a Child
The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office received an initial call of a death of a 5-year-old child by drowning on Saturday, in the Jeanerette area.
Detectives in the Investigation Section responded to the scene and the investigation is ongoing.
Further details are pending final autopsy results.
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