Victorian toddler’s drowning death in back yard pond prompts call for fencing law reform

Ornamental ponds and water features are undoubtedly attractive to a young child' and therefore potentially dangerous, deputy state coroner says

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A toddler's drowning in a back yard fish pond has promoted calls from a coroner for Victorian building authorities to regulate fencing for residential ponds.

The 23-month-old boy drowned in a fish pond in his grandmother's back yard in Victoria in November 2022.

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