Toddler dies after being found unconscious in pool in Bass Hill, south-west of Sydney

Updated December 24, 2017 22:01:55

A toddler has died after being found unconscious at the bottom of a pool in Sydney's south-west.

Emergency services were called to a home in Bass Hill just after 6:45pm, where they found the two-year-old boy.

He was treated by paramedics at the scene and rushed with a police escort to the Westmead Children's Hospital where he died.

A crime scene has been established at the home and police were on Sunday night conducting inquiries into the incident.

A report will be prepared for the coroner.

Topics: emergency-incidents, bass-hill-2197, sydney-2000, nsw

First posted December 24, 2017 20:25:19

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