Missing New Jersey toddler found dead in septic tank
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Authorities say a southern New Jersey toddler who went missing from her home has been found dead in a nearby septic tank.
Lakewood police say the 2-year-old, whose name was not released, was found shortly after 8 p.m. Monday.
The discovery ended a roughly three-hour search by township police, an Ocean County Sheriff's Department canine unit and a state police helicopter.
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It was not immediately known how the child got into the septic tank or how long she was inside it. Authorities say the girl's family had reported her missing around 4:50 p.m.
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