Youngster in canal tragedy
AN eight-year-old boy died the day after falling into a canal at Swinton.
Emergency services were called to the canal off Talbot Street at around 5.10pm on Monday after a report that a Matthew Cartwright, of Windhill Terrace, Mexborough, had fallen into the water.
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Hide AdThe youngster, who has not been named, was with a relative at the time of the incident and was flown to Rotherham General Hospital by South Yorkshire Police’s helicopter.
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He was later transferred to Sheffield Children’s Hospital but died on Tuesday with his family by his side.
A postmortem is being carried out to establish the cause of death.
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Hide AdOfficers do not believe there are any suspicious circumstances concerning the incident, which they said appeared to have been a tragic accident.
Doncaster Coroner’s Office said that they were aware of the death but no date had been fixed for the opening of an inquest.