A SIX-year-old boy has died after he was found unconscious in a backyard pool.

The child was found floating in a pool in the backyard of a house in Sydney’s south-west.

In a critical condition, the boy was rushed by ambulance to Westmead’s Children’s Hospital under a police escort.

Sadly, police released a statement confirming the boy had died shortly after arriving at the hospital.

A crime scene has been established at the Spitfire Drive home as police investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Our thoughts are with all involved.

Boy, 6, drowns in backyard pool: A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy has drowned in a backyard pool in Sydney… https://t.co/iyhEQxTTrr

— tyyguana (@tyyguana) October 9, 2016

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