Police say boy died by drowning

LONDON - Police last night said a boy found dead on a north Norfolk beach had been drowned

LONDON - Police last night said a boy found dead on a north Norfolk beach had been drowned. They are now trying to confirm the identity of the body found in rocks at Sheringham on Sunday.

It is feared it is that of four year old Tom Loughlin, who disappeared from a beach 30 miles away with his six year old sister, Jodi, two weeks ago. Jodi's body was found washed up on a beach last week.

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