Child dies after being pulled from backyard pool

After being retrieved unconscious from a home pool in Queensland, a small toddler passed away.

After being taken to Bundaberg Hospital at 6:41 p.m., the three-year-old youngster was pronounced dead because he could not be saved. A Queensland Police spokesperson said the incident was not suspicious and a report would be prepared for the coroner.

The tragedy comes after a coroner in Tasmania this week called for greater safety campaigns, pool inspections and laws for fence non-compliance.

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.