A 3-year-old boy drowned in Nasali River yesterday morning.
Police spokesperson Ana Naisoro says the boy was travelling in a punt with his father and elder sister from Nasilai Village when he allegedly fell overboard and disappeared.
She says the victim's father who was in front of the small wooden punt only realised his son was missing when he turned around and could not find him seated next to his daughter.
A search was conducted by villagers from Nasilai and Nabua.
His body was later recovered a few metres from the scene.
This follows the tragic deaths of the two young brothers in Nasilai Tailevu on Monday.
The drowning toll currently stands at 25 compared to 23 for the same period last year.
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