Three-year-old boy dies in apparent backyard pool accident in Oakville

The Halton Police Homicide Unit is investigating following the apparent drowning death of a three-year-old boy in Oakville on Saturday, May 27.

At around 7 p.m., officers were called to a residence on Warwick Avenue after a young boy was found and pulled from an inground backyard pool.

Halton Police Media Relations Officer Const. Ryan Anderson said the boy was without vital signs.

First responders conducted CPR and the child was transported to hospital, however, he did not survive," he said.

Anderson noted the boy does not reside at the residence, but was attending a birthday party.

The Halton Police Homicide Unit and the Ontario Coroner's Office are investigating this incident.

The homicide unit investigates all deaths involving children.

No charges have been laid.