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Two men drown trying to save toddler on the Gold Coast

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Two men, believed to be a father and son, have died while trying to save a toddler who fell into a rooftop pool in Surfers Paradise. The child was pulled safely from the water, and the deaths are not being treated as suspicious. Emergency services once again reminding people to stay alert around bodies of water.
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