Toddler Drowned in Sevier River

Toddler Drowned in Sevier River


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(KSL News) -- In southern Utah near the town of Hatch, a 22-month old boy fell into the Sevier River and drowned.

The boy's family is from Hatch, they were visiting relatives. The boy's three-year-old sister saw the toddler fall in and watched him float down the swollen Sevier.

Volunteers from the town of Hatch spent the evening combing the river banks. A dive team from Washington County and rescue crews from Garfield and Kane Counties were also involved in the search for the little boy.

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