Woorabinda deaths: Two toddlers found dead in a car in a remote Indigenous community near Rockhampton
- Two young boys died after being left in the car
- One was rushed to hospital but pronounced dead
- The other was found when officers returned to the scene
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Two young boys have died after being left in a car in rural Queensland.
A two-year-old boy was rushed to the local hospital in Woorabinda, about 170km west of Rockhampton, at 7.48pm on Friday evening.
The boy was found unconscious and not breathing in a parked car on Richardson Street.
Paramedics met the private car transporting the boy at the hospital and a rescue helicopter was on standby.
However, attempts to revive him failed and the toddler was pronounced dead before he arrived.
When Queensland Police attended the property and inspected the parked car at around 9.15pm, they found a second boy, aged three, inside.
He was rushed to hospital but also pronounced dead.
A crime scene has been declared and detectives are investigating the circumstances of the deaths.
The relationship between the boys is unknown.
The police will hold a press conference on Saturday afternoon.
Two boys, aged three and two, have died after being left in a car in Woorabinda