Police are investigating the death of an infant at White Rock yesterday.
Around 9am, police and paramedics attended a home to find a one-year-old boy unresponsive.
He was transported to the Cairns Base Hospital but was sadly pronounced deceased upon arrival.
A number of people are assisting police with their enquiries.
Police are awaiting the results of an autopsy which will assist in preparing a report for the Coroner.
The cause of the boy’s death is so far undetermined.
The QPS acknowledges the First Nations – Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as the Traditional Owners of the lands throughout Australia, and their connection to country and community. We pay our respect to all Traditional Owners, and to their Elders past, present and emerging. We pay our respects to the First Nations’ ancestors of this land and their legacy. The foundations by these ancestors — our First Nations people — gives strength, inspiration and courage to current and future generations, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous.
