A seven-year-old girl has drowned while swimming at a popular Queensland river in a school holiday tragedy.
Emergency services were called to Colleges Crossing Recreation Reserve in Chuwar, Ipswich, west of Brisbane, just after 5pm yesterday following reports a young girl had failed to resurface from the river.
It is understood the girl cried for help before going under the water.
A major search and rescue operation was launched to find the schoolgirl.
Police divers recovered her body shortly before 10.30pm.
A report will be prepared for the Coroner.
Queensland Ambulance Service said a school-aged boy had also been taken to Ipswich Hospiral after being rescued from the water at the same time.
He remains in a stable condition.
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