Bundaberg drowning tragedy: Child dies after being pulled from backyard pool
A young child has died after being pulled unresponsive from a backyard pool in Queensland.
The three-year-old boy was rushed to Bundaberg Hospital at 6.41pm but he could not be saved and was declared deceased.
A Queensland Police spokesperson said the incident was not suspicious and a report would be prepared for the coroner.
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She was investigating the death of a four-year-old boy who drowned in an unfenced pool in the front yard of his home who wasn’t properly supervised and hadn’t had any swimming lessons.
