Two toddlers critical after near-drowning in backyard pool


Two toddlers are fighting for their lives after being found unconscious in a pool north of Brisbane.

The young boys – one believed to be aged 16 months and the other two years – were pulled from the water at the Morayfield home about 4pm (local time) on Monday.

The boys were taken to the Queensland Children’s Hospital in critical conditions.

They both remain in hospital in the same condition on Tuesday.

Two toddlers have been pulled unconscious from a backyard pool near Brisbane. Source: Sunrise
Two toddlers have been pulled unconscious from a backyard pool near Brisbane. Source: Sunrise
The young boys were pulled from the water at the Morayfield home about 4pm (local time) on Monday. Source: Sunrise
The young boys were pulled from the water at the Morayfield home about 4pm (local time) on Monday. Source: Sunrise