{"id":29049,"date":"2025-06-18T16:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T16:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=29049"},"modified":"2025-06-18T16:12:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T16:12:00","slug":"3-year-old-boy-dies-after-going-outside-his-house-to-collect-some-toys-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=29049","title":{"rendered":"3-Year-Old Boy Dies After Going Outside His House to Collect Some Toys \u2013 Details"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A heartbreaking tragedy has rocked the Palmerston community after a three-year-old boy died in a drowning accident over the weekend, just weeks before his fourth birthday.<\/p>\n

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At around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 14, 2025, the Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services were called to a home in Palmerston, a suburb near Darwin, Australia, after a young child was found unresponsive in a backyard pool.<\/p>\n

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According to the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre, CPR was administered immediately they arrived, and paramedics from St John Ambulance continued efforts to revive him. Sadly, he was\u00a0pronounced dead<\/a>\u00a0at the scene, and the police\u00a0confirmed the incident<\/a>\u00a0was an accidental drowning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A St John Ambulance car on a street in Australia on November 9, 2019 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Family members and friends have identified the little boy as Dion. A GoFundMe page titled “In Memory of Beautiful Little Dion” has been created by Sue Longstaff to help cover funeral expenses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In the fundraiser description<\/a>, Sue wrote that Dion was a “happy-go-lucky, adventurous little boy” with a big heart and an even bigger smile. She further revealed that Dion was trying to collect some toys from the pool when the tragic incident happened.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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