Girl, 2, dies on bush property after being found ‘unresponsive’ – but police say death is ‘not suspicious’ despite setting up a crime scene
- Two-year-old girl found unconscious in the tiny rural town of Palmwoods, Qld
- Paramedics rushed her to Sunshine Coast University Hospital but she died
- Police investigated the tragic death but found no suspicious circumstances
The sudden and unexplained death of a little girl has rocked a small country town in Queensland.
Queensland police and paramedics received a report of an ‘unresponsive child’ at Dunning St, Palmwoods, about 11am on Sunday.
When they arrived, they found an unconscious two-year-old girl.
Dunning St, Palmwoods, the street where the unconscious toddler was found
Palmwoods where the toddler tragically died is a tiny rural town near the Sunshine Coast
Paramedics rushed the girl to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital but tragically she died.
The death rocked the tiny rural town with a population of just 5,676, in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
Initial reports said a crime scene had been established but Queensland Police told Daily Mail Australia on Sunday that the death had been investigated but is not deemed to be suspicious.
Police would not reveal any further details on Sunday night other than to say the death is ‘not suspicious’.
Both paramedics from the Queensland Ambulance Service and the critical care unit attended the scene, the Courier Mail reported.
Queensland Police will prepare a report for the coroner.
Queensland Police set up a crime scene but found the death ‘not suspicious’. Stock image