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Missing Bundaberg Toddler Found Dead After Hours-Long Search

Police deem the death non-suspicious pending a coroner's report.

Overview

  • The three-year-old was reported missing from a Central Avenue property in Thabeban, Bundaberg, at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
  • He was located unresponsive near where he was last seen at around 9:25–9:30 p.m. and was declared deceased at the scene.
  • Queensland Police say there is no indication of suspicious circumstances and procedural findings will go to the coroner.
  • Multiple reports indicate the child was found in a car on the property, though authorities have not released further details.
  • Neighbours joined police and State Emergency Services volunteers in an extensive search following the initial alert.