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| Boy, 6, dies on Beaver Scout trip | Boy, 6, dies on Beaver Scout trip |
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| A six-year-old boy on a trip with a Beaver Scout group has died after falling into a river in Suffolk. | |
| The child was pulled from the River Stour near Ballingdon Bridge in Sudbury on Tuesday evening. | |
| A police spokeswoman said the boy was taken to West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds but later died. His death is being treated as "unexplained". | A police spokeswoman said the boy was taken to West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds but later died. His death is being treated as "unexplained". |
| She said: "Our sympathies are with the boy's family as police now investigate the exact circumstances of his death." | She said: "Our sympathies are with the boy's family as police now investigate the exact circumstances of his death." |
| 'Perfect little boy' | 'Perfect little boy' |
| A woman, who said she was the best friend of the boy's mother, said: "He was everything to me. Like another son. | |
| "I just love him and I miss him. He was perfect. He was a perfect little boy. Quiet, caring, loving, kind, considerate. | "I just love him and I miss him. He was perfect. He was a perfect little boy. Quiet, caring, loving, kind, considerate. |
| "I just can't believe it's happened." | "I just can't believe it's happened." |
| The boy, who has not yet been named, was on a trip with the 1st Acton and Waldingfield Scout Group. | |
| The youngster was part of a group of Beavers, aged between six and eight, who were taking part in a supervised walk along the riverbank. | The youngster was part of a group of Beavers, aged between six and eight, who were taking part in a supervised walk along the riverbank. |
| It is believed there were between 15 and 20 children and adults in the party. | It is believed there were between 15 and 20 children and adults in the party. |
| The six-year-old boy's death is being treated as unexplained | |
| Under normal Scouting rules there would be four or five adults accompanying a group of such a size. | |
| The Scout Association spokesman said: "They have done this walk a few times before along the side of the riverbank - it is something they do of a summer evening. | The Scout Association spokesman said: "They have done this walk a few times before along the side of the riverbank - it is something they do of a summer evening. |
| "Unfortunately the young person fell in and drowned. | "Unfortunately the young person fell in and drowned. |
| "The question of how the young person ended up in the water is part of an investigation by the local authorities and by us." | "The question of how the young person ended up in the water is part of an investigation by the local authorities and by us." |
| A spokeswoman for the East of England Ambulance Service said paramedics were called to reports of a drowning in Sudbury just before 1930 BST. | |
| She said two ambulances attended the scene and found a boy who was not breathing. | She said two ambulances attended the scene and found a boy who was not breathing. |
| Police and a community first responder were already on the scene and the boy was taken to hospital. | Police and a community first responder were already on the scene and the boy was taken to hospital. |
| The police spokeswoman said support was being offered to the boy's family. |