Toddler dies after being found in pool near Tamworth, NSW

A girl has died after being found unconscious in a backyard swimming pool near Tamworth yesterday, NSW Police say.

Just before 4.30pm (Sunday 9 September 2018), emergency services were called to a home on Peregrine Avenue, Calala, after reports a girl was pulled unconscious from a backyard swimming pool.

The two-year-old girl was treated by paramedics at the scene before being taken to Tamworth Hospital where she died.

Officers from Oxley Police District are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

A report will be prepared for the Coroner.

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