Health warning issued over flesh-eating ulcer in Australia
Health authorities in Australia's second-most populous state have issued a warning over the spread of a flesh-eating ulcer.
On Wednesday, authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) declared the demise of a 10-year-old child who had been trapped beneath a lift at a Sydney school.
Emergency services were called to the school on Cleveland Street in Wahroonga, a north shore suburb of Sydney, at around 2:00 p.m., according to the Xinhua news agency.
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According to the NSW Police Force, a recovery effort is ongoing and a crime scene has been formed.
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The event took place in a special elementary and high school catering to children with disabilities.
Officers are still on the scene to do additional research. They discovered the 10-year-old youngster stuck beneath an elevator when they arrived. The boy passed away there, even though they tried to revive and te him to the hospital.
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