Child dies after being found unconscious in Lake Macquarie

A child has died after being found unresponsive in Lake Macquarie yesterday.

About 6.30pm (Saturday 25 December 2021), emergency services were called to Fishing Point Road, Rathmines, after a three-year-old boy had been pulled from the water unconscious.

Bystanders rendered first aid until NSW Ambulance paramedics arrived but the child could not be revived and died at the scene.

Officers attached to Lake Macquarie Police District attended and have commenced inquiries.

A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.

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