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Schoolgirl drowns at popular swimming spot

Queensland police mounted a rescue operation to find the missing swimmer. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

A seven-year-old girl has drowned at a popular swimming spot on the Brisbane River in the south-west of the city.

Emergency services, helicopters and divers scrambled to find the missing swimmer at Colleges Crossing, Chuwar on Saturday evening.

The alarm was raised around 5pm.

Queensland police said that at around 10.30pm, the girl's body was retrieved from the river and she was declared dead at the scene.

Police are now preparing a report for the coroner.

There were 81 drowning deaths in Australia over the 2025/26 summer, according to Royal Life Saving.

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