A two-year-old girl has died after being found unconscious in a hot car parked at a home in Central Queensland.
Emergency services were called to the rural property located on Bee Creek Road in Eungella, 80km west of Mackay, at 2.20pm on Sunday following reports a toddler was unresponsive in a vehicle.
Paramedics immediately performed CPR on the toddler who was in a critical condition but despite their efforts could not revive the two-year-old.
Temperatures on Sunday soared to 32C in Eungella.
Detectives from the Mackay Child Protection and Investigation Unit declared the property a crime scene.
An investigation is underway to determine the circumstances surrounding the child’s death.
Police said initial investigations have revealed no suspicious circumstances surrounding the girl’s death, while a report is being prepared for the coroner.
