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| Boy, three, dies in pond accident | Boy, three, dies in pond accident |
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| A three-year-old boy who was found face down in a neighbour's garden pond was later pronounced dead in hospital. | |
| Freddie Watmough was discovered after a search by police who were called after he disappeared from a house in Victoria Mews, Dover, Kent on Saturday. | |
| An officer carried out emergency first aid and Freddie was taken to the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, where he was pronounced dead. | An officer carried out emergency first aid and Freddie was taken to the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, where he was pronounced dead. |
| A police spokesman said the boy's death was not being treated as suspicious. | A police spokesman said the boy's death was not being treated as suspicious. |
| Freddie's mother, Leanne Beardmore, father Philip Watmough and big sister Trinity said in a statement: "There are no words to describe how we are feeling. | Freddie's mother, Leanne Beardmore, father Philip Watmough and big sister Trinity said in a statement: "There are no words to describe how we are feeling. |
| "We can't even begin to imagine life without our little man. | "We can't even begin to imagine life without our little man. |
| "We love and miss him so, so much and would give anything to hear him, see him and feel him again." | "We love and miss him so, so much and would give anything to hear him, see him and feel him again." |
| 'Eternally grateful' | 'Eternally grateful' |
| Edward Sedgwick, who lives in Victoria Street, said the boy's family frantically searched the neighbourhood after he went missing. | |
| "A helicopter turned up shortly after that and we heard about an hour later that the child had died," said Mr Sedgwick. | "A helicopter turned up shortly after that and we heard about an hour later that the child had died," said Mr Sedgwick. |
| Freddie was found in Shaun King's pond in Erith Street. | |
| Mr King, who is in his 40s, rushed to pull the child out of the water as desperate attempts began to resuscitate the toddler. | |
| Mr King's daughter Shelly, 22, said: "The policeman was in the garden and my dad went out to ask him what was the matter and he said he was looking for a little boy that had gone missing. | |
| "My dad just instantly thought of the pond. | |
| "He ran over to the pond, that's where he found the little boy and he pulled him out and passed him to the policeman. Then my brother called an ambulance." | |
| The Watmough family said they wanted to thank everyone who tried to save Freddie. | |
| "They tried so hard and for that we will be eternally grateful," they said. | "They tried so hard and for that we will be eternally grateful," they said. |
| "Freddie will live on in our hearts and minds, inspiring us to be the parents he would have wanted us to be. | "Freddie will live on in our hearts and minds, inspiring us to be the parents he would have wanted us to be. |
| "Freddie lived for climbing, any object was seen as just another obstacle to be conquered, with determination. | "Freddie lived for climbing, any object was seen as just another obstacle to be conquered, with determination. |
| "We can't believe he was taken from us so suddenly and in such a tragic way." | "We can't believe he was taken from us so suddenly and in such a tragic way." |