A 2-year-old is the country’s latest drowning victim.
Police say the child was at home with her mother and sister when it is alleged that she went missing at about 7pm.
Her 26-year-old mother alerted villagers who went in search for the child and discovered her floating in a nearby river in Matawalu village.
The child was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Lautoka Hospital.
The drowning toll currently stands at 15 compared to 25 for the same period last year.
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