3-year-old boy dies after being found in backyard pool

Blainville Police are investigating after a three-year-old boy was found lifeless in a backyard pool. (Blainville Police)

A three-year-old boy has died after being found unconscious in a backyard pool in Blainville, about 40 kilometres north of Montreal.

Blainville police Lieutenant Sara Tousignant said that emergency services found the boy at around 3 p.m. on Saturday.

He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

It was the parents who contacted authorities when they found the boy in the pool after looking for him.

Tousignant said an investigation is ongoing to determine the events that led to the tragedy.