UPDATE: A toddler has drowned in a family pool in Central Queensland.
A Queensland Police Service spokesman confirmed the young girl died after being pulled from the pool at an Emerald home at 7.30pm on Thursday.
Paramedics were called to the home and the toddler was taken to Emerald Hospital in a critical condition.
The police spokesman said there were no suspicious circumstances and police would prepare a report for the coroner.
INITIAL 7.30AM: Central Queensland toddler is in a critical condition after almost drowning in a pool.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman said paramedics were called to a home in Emerald just before 7.30pm on Thursday.
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A Queensland Police Service spokesman confirmed the young girl, 2, died after being pulled from the pool at an Emerald home at 7.30pm on January 7.
Paramedics were called to the home and the toddler was taken to Emerald Hospital in a critical condition, but sadly passed away.
The QPS spokesman said there were no suspicious circumstances and police would prepare a report for the coroner.
Queensland Family and Child Commission principal commissioner Cheryl Vardon said the curiosity of young children put them most at risk around family pools.
“Tragically children under five years are most at risk of drowning in backyard pools,” she said.