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Police say a body, believed to be that of the missing five-year-old, was found by search and rescue teams on Thursday, 5km from where she was last seen alive

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Police have found the body of a child believed to be that of a missing five-year-old girl.

The Northern Territory police commissioner, Martin Dole, told reporters the tragic discovery was made just before noon local time on Thursday. Her family requested she be referred to as Kumanjayi Little Baby, in line with cultural protocols.