Paramedics called after child found unresponsive in backyard pool in Stanthorpe

A southwest Queensland family has been left devastated after their 11-year-old son drowned in a spa bath. FULL STORY.

A boy is in a critical condition after suffering a medical episode in a pool at Glen Niven in the Southern Downs.

A parent's worst nightmare came true for a southwest Queensland family when their young son was found unresponsive in a spa bath on Anzac Day.

Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics were called to a private address in Glen Niven, north of Stanthorpe after reports the boy suffered a medical episode while in a spa bath, which was used for hydrotherapy, about 2.20pm.

Sadly, the 11-year-old boy died at the scene.

Police are treating the incident as non-suspicious.

Originally published as Paramedics called after child found unresponsive in backyard pool in Stanthorpe