Toddler drowns in swimming pool
A TODDLER has died after being pulled from the pool of a Fraser Coast home.
The 18-month-old boy fell into the pool at a Craignish address.
Paramedics attended the private residence on Friday about 3.50pm after the backyard accident.
The toddler was transported to Hervey Bay Hospital in a critical condition.
A Queensland Police Service spokesman confirmed the boy died.
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