The 12-year-old girl was found in the Broken River near Benalla, in Victoria's north-west, around 10am on Saturday

  •  Young girl was found in the river
  •  A report will be prepared for the coroner
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A teenage girl has drowned after she was found in a river near a camping ground. 

The 12-year-old girl was found in the Broken River near Benalla, in Victoria’s north-west, around 10am on Saturday. 

Emergency services including an air ambulance that left Bendigo Hospital were called to the scene, but the girl later died.  

A report will be prepared for the coroner. 

The girl’s death is not being treated as suspicious. 

More to come. 

The 12-year-old girl was found in the Broken River near Benalla, in Victoria's north-west, around 10am on Saturday

The 12-year-old girl was found in the Broken River near Benalla, in Victoria’s north-west, around 10am on Saturday

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