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5-year-old boy found unconscious in culvert, later dies

The Associated Press

BILLINGS (AP) – A 5-year-old boy found unconscious in a water-filled culvert in Billings later died in a hospital.

The Billings Gazette reports the boy, who was not identified, was reported missing Friday evening. Police and neighbors searched, and an officer found him about an hour after the missing report was received.

Billings Police Sgt. Jason Gartner says officers and paramedics performed CPR for about 25 minutes before taking the boy to a hospital.