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Police Say Death of Bundaberg Toddler Found in Family Car Not Suspicious

A coroner's report is being prepared with the child's identity withheld.

Overview

  • The three-year-old was reported missing from a Central Avenue home in Thabeban on the afternoon of Jan. 6.
  • Police, emergency services and residents searched for hours, with locals using torches and drones.
  • The child was found unresponsive about 9:30 p.m. in an unlocked family car on the property, just metres from where he was last seen.
  • He could not be revived and was declared dead at the scene, and the formal cause of death has not been released.
  • Local leaders shared condolences with the family as police confirm the case is not being treated as suspicious.