Two brothers are fighting for their lives in hospital after they were found unconscious at the bottom of the family pool.
Emergency services were called to a Michael Ave home in Morayfield, an hour north of Brisbane, yesterday afternoon to reports of a double near-drowning.One of the boys was initially taken to Caboolture Hospital with a critical care paramedic working to save his life but both brothers are now at Queensland Children’s Hospital.
The boys’ parents have had an anxious night with both of them still in a critical condition at the hospital.Footage taken by 9News showed the backyard pool was completely surrounded by a high metal fence. It was an extremely hot day in south east Queensland yesterday, with temperatures reaching the mid 30s.
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