• Young girl was found in the river
  • A report will be prepared for the coroner
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A teenage girl has drowned after she was found in a river near a camping ground. 

The body of the 12-year-old girl was found in the Broken River near Benalla, in Victoria’s north-west, around 10am on Saturday. 

Emergency services including an air ambulance that left Bendigo Hospital were called to the scene, but the girl later died.  

A report will be prepared for the coroner. 

An Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman confirmed paramedics were called to the scene following reports of an incident in the water.

A Victoria Police spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia the girl’s death is not being treated as suspicious. 

More to come. 

The body of the 12-year-old girl was found in the Broken River (pictured) near Benalla, in Victoria’s north-west, around 10am on Saturday

Emergency services including an air ambulance that left Bendigo Hospital were called to the scene, but the girl later died (pictured stock image)

Emergency services including an air ambulance that left Bendigo Hospital were called to the scene, but the girl later died (pictured stock image)

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