A four-year-old boy has died after being found in his family swimming pool in Hamilton’s east end.
Det.- Sgt. Steve Bereziuk says the boy was found in the pool in the backyard of a home on Edgemont Street North around 7:00p.m. on Saturday.
His parents pulled him out and attempted to perform CPR.
The boy was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later.
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Bereziuk says the house was under renovation and the pool wasn’t ready for the season yet.
The investigation is being treated as a sudden death and foul play isn’t suspected.
An autopsy has been scheduled for Sunday.
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