A TODDLER died after falling into a swimming pool near his house in Kg Balun, Slim River in Tanjung Malim yesterday.

Muallim district police chief Sulizmie Affendy Sulaiman said the father of the boy, aged a year and nine months, became aware that he was not at home and on searching, found him unconscious in the self-made pool at 4.30pm.

“His father rushed him to the Slim River Hospital and at the time, the boy was still alive and given emergency treatment,” he said in a statement in Ipoh.

“The boy was then taken to Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Ipoh for further treatment due to his unstable condition. However, he died at 12.04am today.”

Sulizmie said a post-mortem will be conducted today to find out the cause of the child’s death.

He said police have classified the case as sudden death and an investigation is underway. – Bernama, November 7, 2021.