Toddler dies after swimming accident at Lake Boutin

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

A 2-year-old Cape Girardeau boy was pronounced dead Monday afternoon at a St. Louis hospital, about 16 hours after his lifeless body was found in less than 3 feet of water at Lake Boutin in Trail of Tears State Park.

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