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| Two toddlers found dead in a car in Brisbane | Two toddlers found dead in a car in Brisbane |
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| Heat exposure suspected by police after girls aged one and two discovered in Waterford West | |
| Two girls aged one and two have been found dead in a car south of Brisbane. | Two girls aged one and two have been found dead in a car south of Brisbane. |
| Police and paramedics were called to a home on Logan Reserve Road in Waterford West about 1.35pm on Saturday, where the children were found unresponsive inside a car. | Police and paramedics were called to a home on Logan Reserve Road in Waterford West about 1.35pm on Saturday, where the children were found unresponsive inside a car. |
| “Unfortunately, they were both declared deceased at the scene,” Detective Inspector Mark White told reporters. | |
| “The children exhibited evidence of being exposed to extreme heat.” | |
| Police arrived a short time later and a crime scene was declared around the vehicle, which was parked in the driveway at the front of the property. | |
| “We are speaking with the parents of those children,” White said. “It’s a very, very tragic incident that has occurred.” | |
| Police tape has been strung across the front fence of a house where forensic officers are working to confirm the cause of the deaths. |