Arkansas toddler drowns after falling into river in Missouri

PINEVILLE, Mo. — Authorities say an Arkansas toddler has drowned after falling into a river in southwest Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said 1-year-old Anthony Lemus-Peraza of Rogers was pronounced dead Wednesday at a Kansas City hospital.

The boy was flown to the hospital after he fell into the Elk River on Sunday while playing about 3 miles west of the McDonald County town of Pineville.

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