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| Toddler dies in holiday tragedy | Toddler dies in holiday tragedy |
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| A toddler has died after being found in a small stream near his family's Perthshire holiday home. | A toddler has died after being found in a small stream near his family's Perthshire holiday home. |
| The 22-month-old boy had earlier been reported missing by his parents from their log cabin in Kirkmichael, between Blairgowrie and Pitlochry. | The 22-month-old boy had earlier been reported missing by his parents from their log cabin in Kirkmichael, between Blairgowrie and Pitlochry. |
| A helicopter and sniffer dogs were called in to search woodland around the area where the boy was last seen. | A helicopter and sniffer dogs were called in to search woodland around the area where the boy was last seen. |
| He was found by the search team in a stretch of the nearby Tullochcurran Burn at about 1430 BST. | He was found by the search team in a stretch of the nearby Tullochcurran Burn at about 1430 BST. |
| The boy was taken by RAF helicopter to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, where he later died. | The boy was taken by RAF helicopter to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, where he later died. |
| A spokesman for Tayside Police said officers were in the process of notifying the boy's next of kin. A family liaison officer has been appointed. | A spokesman for Tayside Police said officers were in the process of notifying the boy's next of kin. A family liaison officer has been appointed. |
| Normally the burn is not deep at all, maybe one or two inches, and in the summer children go there to play and splash around Anthony ReidBalnakilly Estate | |
| The spokesman added: "At around 12.40pm this afternoon a 22-month-old boy was reported missing from a holiday cabin situated in the Kirkmichael area of Blairgowrie. | The spokesman added: "At around 12.40pm this afternoon a 22-month-old boy was reported missing from a holiday cabin situated in the Kirkmichael area of Blairgowrie. |
| "Tayside Police officers attended and a search was carried out of the neighbouring holiday cabins and the nearby Tullochcurran Burn. | "Tayside Police officers attended and a search was carried out of the neighbouring holiday cabins and the nearby Tullochcurran Burn. |
| "The little boy was found in a stretch of the burn at around 2.30pm. He was airlifted by RAF helicopter to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee where sadly he died." | "The little boy was found in a stretch of the burn at around 2.30pm. He was airlifted by RAF helicopter to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee where sadly he died." |
| The cabin is one of several self-catering wooden cottages on the 1,500-acre privately-owned Balnakilly estate which are available for people to hire. | |
| Estate owner Anthony Reid said the family of the dead boy had only arrived at the cabin on Saturday. | |
| He added: "Normally the burn is not deep at all, maybe one or two inches, and in the summer children go there to play and splash around. It's 100% safe. | |
| "But it had been raining all night and may have risen. Last night was very wet. It wasn't flowing fast but faster than usual." |