A Queensland man has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a three-year-old girl in the state's north.
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Police say emergency services were called to an address in the Townsville suburb of Kelso after two small children were reported missing around 6.40pm on Saturday.
A two-year-old was found a short time later wandering in a nearby street.
However, the second pre-schooler wasn't located until more than an hour-and-a-half later when she was discovered in a storm water drain.
She was rushed to Townsville University Hospital but pronounced dead on arrival.
Detectives from the Townsville Child Protection Unit have charged a 27-year-old Kelso man, who they say was known to the children, with one count each of manslaughter, endangering children by exposure and driving under the influence of a drug.
He has been refused bail by police to appear in Townsville Magistrates Court on Monday.
Australian Associated Press
