{"id":702416,"date":"2026-07-20T23:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T23:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/702416\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T23:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T23:36:12","slug":"boy-3-dies-after-falling-into-pond-in-crosby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/702416\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy, 3, dies after falling into pond in Crosby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The boy was taken to hospital where he died<\/p>\n<p>20:22, 20 Jul 2026Updated 22:19, 20 Jul 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0_Road1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Brownmoor Lane, Crosby\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Brownmoor Lane, Crosby(Image: Liverpool ECHO)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A three-year-old boy has died after falling into a pond on Saturday night. Emergency services were called to an address on Brownmoor Lane in Crosby to reports that a boy had fallen into a pond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Both <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyside-police\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Merseyside Police<\/a> and <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/north-west-ambulance-service\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">North West Ambulance Service<\/a> attended the incident and the child was taken to hospital where he died. The death is not believed to be suspicious.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Officers are continuing to support the family of the young boy and enquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: &#8220;We can confirm that emergency services were called to an address on Brownmoor Lane in <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/crosby\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Crosby<\/a> on Saturday evening (July 18) following a report a three-year-old boy had fallen into a pond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The North West Ambulance Service and police attended and the child was taken by ambulance to hospital for treatment where he was sadly pronounced deceased.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Our officers continue to support the family and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what happened.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">For the latest news and breaking news visit <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by signing up to our <a aria-label=\"daily and breaking newsletterLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/data.reachplc.com\/212764146160855\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">daily and breaking newsletter<\/a>. 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