Police treating death of boy, 2, in Carlisle as 'unexplained'
Emergency services were called to a property on Edderside Drive at 4.19pm on Thursday and the Great North Air Ambulance was also deployed.
A two-year-old boy who was reported as 'being unwell' was taken to hospital by ambulance and later died.
Police have now confirmed that they are treating the death as 'unexplained' however do not believe there are any 'suspicious circumstances' surrounding the incident at this time.
A Cumbria Police spokesperson said: "The death is currently being treated as unexplained however there are no suspicious circumstances at this time."
A police investigation is currently ongoing.
In a previous statement, a Cumbria Police spokesperson said: "Emergency services have responded to an incident in Carlisle.
"Police were contacted by the North West Ambulance Service at 4:19pm today (17 July) with a report of a child being unwell at an address on Edderside Drive.
"The child, a 2-year-old boy, was taken to hospital and has sadly died.
"Officers are carrying out enquiries to establish the full circumstances of the death."
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