Last night a boy was drowned in the river.

昨晚一名男孩在那条河里溺水身亡。

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The facts are the same either way: a boy drowned and then recovered.

两种情况下事实都是一样的：一个男孩溺水，然后获救并恢复健康。

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Survivors said a 15-year-old boy had drowned after jumping overboard to rescue clothing that had blown away.

生还者说他们中还有一个15岁的男孩在跳到水里试图取回衣服时不幸被冲走。

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People have gathered in Canterbury to pay tribute to a man and a boy who drowned at a pond in the city.

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The message comes nine days after a 4-year-old boy nearly drowned on the Disney Fantasy cruise ship and remains in a coma today facing possible long term brain damage.

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And just recently in the terrible tragedy in Wigan, a brave ten-year old boy drowned trying to rescue his sister.

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