A three-year-old boy has died a day after he was found in a pond in his garden, an inquest was told. Reuben Reynolds was discovered face down in a pond located in the rear garden of his home on Brownmoor Lane in Crosby on Saturday, July 18.
Paramedics transported the child to Alder Hey Children's Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased at 10:57 p.m. on Sunday, July 19. A post-mortem examination is scheduled to take place this week. A full inquest date has not yet been set, pending the results of the post-mortem.
Merseyside Police and the North West Ambulance Service responded to the incident. Police confirmed that emergency services were called to the address on Saturday evening following a report of a child falling into a pond. Officers are continuing to support the family as investigations into the circumstances of the death are ongoing.