'All I heard was screaming' Baby dies after being found in garden pond

A BABY girl has died after being found dead in a garden pond.

Police at scene of baby death

Police are pictured outside the address in Falkirk (Image: Supplied)

The 18-month-old baby girl was discovered in the pond at a home in Falkirk, Scotland, last night. She was rushed to hospital under a police escort, but has since died of her injuries.

One neighbour, who didn't want to be named, told Daily Record: "I was cutting the grass and then all I heard was screaming.

"I could tell by the screaming there was something seriously wrong, it was horrible, I can still hear it in my head.

"Minutes later I heard sirens, and then loads of police turned up along with an ambulance - they all went running round the back of the house.

"I couldn't really see what was going on, but cops were standing at the back door and looking into the house.

"Paramedics carried the child out into the ambulance and it went flying out the street behind a police car."

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Emergencies services attended at Dollar Avenue in Falkirk at 6.10pm on Thursday, 10 June, after an 18-month old child had fallen into a pond.

"The child was taken to Forth Valley Royal Hospital for treatment, where she died a short time later. Enquiries into the incident are ongoing.”

Three police cars, a police van and an ambulance were seen outside the property on Thursday evening.

It happened in the Bainsford area of the town, which is arouns 20 miles northeast of Glasgow.

The investigation continues.

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