Girl, 4, found dead in swimming pool after being reported missing hours earlier

The girl was found hours after she was first reported missing.

Sarah Keszler
7NEWS
A young child has been pulled lifeless from a Brisbane pool after being reported missing hours earlier. 
A young child has been pulled lifeless from a Brisbane pool after being reported missing hours earlier.  Credit: Google Maps

A young child has been pulled lifeless from a Brisbane pool after being reported missing hours earlier.

The four-year-old girl was reported missing by family about 9.40am on Monday from a home on Deakin Pl in Forest Lake.

Police said extensive searches were done of the area before a nearby home was also checked.

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The girl was found dead in a neighbour’s pool at about 12.20pm.

“Circumstances into the girl’s death are being investigated,” police said.

“A report is being prepared for the coroner.”

Originally published on 7NEWS

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