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| Two young sisters have drowned in a backyard swimming pool south of Brisbane. | Two young sisters have drowned in a backyard swimming pool south of Brisbane. |
| The sisters, four-year-old Taya Young and three-year-old Patricia Young, were playing in the backyard of their home in the Logan suburb of Kingston when they got into the pool area. | The sisters, four-year-old Taya Young and three-year-old Patricia Young, were playing in the backyard of their home in the Logan suburb of Kingston when they got into the pool area. |
| The girls’ mother Renise Young told the Courier-Mail in Brisbane how she jumped into the pool after their five-year-old brother, Aige, raised the alarm on Tuesday afternoon. | The girls’ mother Renise Young told the Courier-Mail in Brisbane how she jumped into the pool after their five-year-old brother, Aige, raised the alarm on Tuesday afternoon. |
| “I was screaming and grabbing them and making sure their head was above the water and just yelling because there was nothing I could do,” Young told the Courier-Mail. | “I was screaming and grabbing them and making sure their head was above the water and just yelling because there was nothing I could do,” Young told the Courier-Mail. |
| “All a mother could do when they see their baby like that is just scream at the top of their lungs,” she said. | “All a mother could do when they see their baby like that is just scream at the top of their lungs,” she said. |
| Young and her husband Troy tried to revive them before paramedics arrive. | Young and her husband Troy tried to revive them before paramedics arrive. |
| Police are investigating whether the girls used a nearby outdoor chair or a trampoline to access the pool area. | Police are investigating whether the girls used a nearby outdoor chair or a trampoline to access the pool area. |
| Inspector Glenn Allen said the pair could not be saved by their parents after the alarm was raised. | Inspector Glenn Allen said the pair could not be saved by their parents after the alarm was raised. |
| “The two young girls were taken out of the pool by their parents and given CPR. The ambulance officers responded but were unable to revive them,” he told Nine Network. | “The two young girls were taken out of the pool by their parents and given CPR. The ambulance officers responded but were unable to revive them,” he told Nine Network. |
| “It doesn’t appear to be suspicious, however we have to do our investigations. We have our child protection officers here at the moment,” Insp Allen said. | “It doesn’t appear to be suspicious, however we have to do our investigations. We have our child protection officers here at the moment,” Insp Allen said. |
| Logan council officers are also investigating, with a report to be prepared for the coroner. | Logan council officers are also investigating, with a report to be prepared for the coroner. |
| The girls’ grandfather Peter Brown told reporters the parents were devastated. | The girls’ grandfather Peter Brown told reporters the parents were devastated. |
| “He’s cut up something terrible, and she’s just as bad, cause she had to dive in the pool to get them out,” Brown said. | “He’s cut up something terrible, and she’s just as bad, cause she had to dive in the pool to get them out,” Brown said. |
| “They’d just finished cleaning the pool to go swimming, it had regulation fencing all around it, so I don’t know how they got in.” | “They’d just finished cleaning the pool to go swimming, it had regulation fencing all around it, so I don’t know how they got in.” |