A nine-year-old boy drowns after entering a drainpipe at a weir in Katherine, Northern Territory. Police divers search for the boy after he goes missing, while his family keeps a vigil as the incident unfolds.
Northern Territory Police investigate the death. The reports identify the location as a weir in the remote Katherine area and describe the search as active during the boy’s disappearance. Across the outlets, the core details are consistent: the boy is nine, the drainpipe is at the weir, and the incident leads to an investigation by police, with emphasis on the family’s distress during the search.
