Boy, 3, dies after being found face down in garden pond in Crosby

Boy, 3, dies after being found face down in garden pond in Crosby Reuben Reynolds was found "face down" in the garden pond of his home in Crosby, Merseyside, and died later in hospital with an inquest opened into his death A three-year-old boy was found "face down" in a garden pond at his home, an inquest into his death heard. Reuben Reynolds died following the incident at the property in on Brownmoor Lane in Crosby, Merseyside last Saturday, with an inquest now having opened at Bootle Town Hall. After being located in the pond, Reuben was rushed to Alder Hey Children's Hospital by ambulance where he died at 10.57pm on Sunday. A post-mortem is yet to be carried out but is expected to take place this week, senior coroner Anita Bhardwaj explained to the court. A full inquest has not yet been listed with its date depending on the post mortem. Evidence, read to the court by coroner's officer Laura Daniels, said: "On Saturday, July 18, Reuben was located face down in a pond in the rear garden of the property in Crosby." Reuben is believed to have lived at the property in Crosby with his mum. Merseyside Police and North West Ambulance Service attended the incident on Saturday, reported the Liverpool Echo. Officers are continuing to support the family and enquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what happened. A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: "We can confirm that emergency services were called to an address on Brownmoor Lane in Crosby on Saturday evening (July 18) following a report a three-year-old boy had fallen into a pond. "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. "Our officers continue to support the family and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what happened."