4-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Pulled ‘Unconscious’ from Pool

A 4-year-old boy has died after being pulled, unconscious and unresponsive, from a pool — despite his family’s and first responders’ best efforts to save him.

The fatal incident occurred in Bobs Farm — a suburb of Port Stephens in New South Wales, Australia — in the evening of Friday, Jan. 9, according to a news release from the New South Wales (NSW) Police Force shared Saturday, Jan. 10.

Emergency services responded to reports of a young boy who was “unresponsive after being pulled from a pool” at around 7:30 p.m. local time, according to NSW police. 

Family members performed CPR on the boy, who was also described as “unconscious” following his removal from the water, until paramedics arrived on the scene, police said. (It is not immediately clear where exactly the pool was located, or if it was residential.)

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Six NSW Ambulance resources — including a helicopter — responded to the Jan. 9 incident, Sky News reported, citing a NSW Ambulance spokesperson.

The 4-year-old received medical treatment at the scene, and was subsequently transported to John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle in “critical condition,” according to police.

He later died in the hospital.

Multiple police officers in the Port Stephens-Hunter Police District “attended and commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident,” according to NSW police.

It is not immediately clear if the boy drowned. A coroner’s report will be prepared, police said.

In a statement to PEOPLE on Sunday, Jan. 11, a NSW police spokesperson said, “All we can confirm is what is in the media release.”