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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Anna Falkenmire

Little girl dies after being pulled from bathtub

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. File picture

A LITTLE girl has died after drowning in a bathtub, and police are now piecing together how the tragedy unfolded.

Emergency services were urgently called to a home at Forresters Beach on the Central Coast about 5.45pm on Sunday.

Police said a five-year-old girl had been found unresponsive in a bathtub.

Ambulance paramedics treated the young child at the scene and she was rushed to Gosford Hospital for treatment.

The young girl sadly could not be saved, and died a short time later.

Officers from the Brisbane Water Police District launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

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

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