Feb 15 • 22:25 UTC 🇧🇷 Brazil G1 (PT)

Two 1-year-old babies drown in less than 24 hours in MT

Two 1-year-old babies drowned in different municipalities in Mato Grosso, Brazil, within a 24-hour period.

In a tragic series of events, two 1-year-old babies drowned in separate incidents in Mato Grosso, Brazil, over the weekend. The first incident occurred in Várzea Grande, located in the metropolitan region of Cuiabá, where the child, identified as Brayan Henrique Ramos de Souza, was reported to have drowned. The circumstances surrounding his death are still being investigated by local authorities.

The second incident took place in Juara, approximately 690 kilometers from Cuiabá, where another baby drowned while her grandmother was briefly out of sight. The child had exited through an unlocked kitchen door and fell into a nearby reservoir. Despite prompt intervention by the emergency services who transported her to the Municipal Hospital of Juara, resuscitation efforts proved unsuccessful, and she was pronounced dead upon arrival.

These incidents have raised concerns in the community regarding child safety around water bodies and have prompted discussions about preventive measures that families can take. Local authorities emphasize the importance of supervision and securing access to water areas to avoid such heartbreaking accidents in the future.

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