Girl, 4, drowns in bath at home in West Hoxton
A YOUNG girl has died after her family found her unresponsive in the bathtub at a home in western Sydney last night.
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A YOUNG girl has died after her family found her unresponsive in a bathtub of a western Sydney home last night.
Paramedics worked desperately to revive the four-year-old who was unconscious when they arrived at Bellerive Cl, West Hoxton about 6.10pm.
She had been submerged in water for some time, a NSW Ambulance spokeswoman said.
Paramedics briefly managed to revive the girl, and she was taken to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition, but she died a short time later, a NSW Police Force spokeswoman said.
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Forensic officers and police attended the scene and an investigation is under way.
Family and friends arrived at the property late last evening, with one neighbour describing the family as “very nice”.
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