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Eleven-year-old boy’s body found after jumping into Shepparton river

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Costa, J. (2026, November 3). Eleven-year-old boy’s body found after jumping into Shepparton river. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/eleven-year-old-boy-s-body-found-after-jumping-into-shepparton-river-20261103-p61ax9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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James Costa

11 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 Even now, with the bleed, it still could be life-threatening.”

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🔮 Police said the death was not being treated as suspicious and that a report would be prepared for the coroner.

2026-11-03 · assertive framing · Eleven-year-old boy’s body found after jumping into Shepparton river

🔮 I couldn’t commend her more highly.”

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🔮 The emergency surgery, necessary for the life-threatening blockage, was set to cost them almost $6000.

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🔮 “Our family will spend the rest of our lives carrying the pain of knowing that someone we love so dearly is never coming home.”

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Ex-Collingwood Police Shep Victoria the State Emergency Services

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Victoria GPE · 2× Chris Egan PERSON · 1× Egan PERSON · 1× Ex-Collingwood ORG · 1× Police ORG · 1× Shep GPE · 1× the State Emergency Services ORG · 1×

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Emergency services were called to the Broken River on Monday afternoon at about 2.45pm after reports that the boy had jumped into the river and had not resurfaced, Victoria Police said.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-03

🔮 Police said the death was not being treated as suspicious and that a report would be prepared for the coroner.

2026-11-03 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Eleven-year-old boy’s body found after jumping into Shepparton river · assertive framing

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An 11-year-old boy has died after jumping into a Shepparton river in northeast Victoria on Monday afternoon. asserted

boy → die → afternoon

Emergency services were called to the Broken River on Monday afternoon at about 2.45pm after reports that the boy had jumped into the river and had not resurfaced, Victoria Police said. asserted

Police → call → river

Police and the State Emergency Services initiated a search of the river. asserted

Police → initiate → river

The boy’s body was found on Tuesday morning, police said. asserted

police → find → morning

Police said the death was not being treated as suspicious and that a report would be prepared for the coroner. asserted

report → say → coroner

Ex-Collingwood player Chris Egan shared on social media that the boy was “his little cousin”. asserted

boy → share → media

“Friends, family, footy clubs in Shep, please come out and join the search,” Egan posted on Tuesday morning before emergency services found his body. asserted

services → come → body

“We need everyone right now.” asserted

We → need → everyone

Eleven-year-old boy’s body found after jumping into Shepparton river

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