Bundaberg: Desperate search for missing three-year-old boy ends in tragedy

A desperate search for a missing three-year-old has ended in tragedy with the little one’s body discovered just metres from where he was last seen.

The boy was reported missing from his home in Thabeban, in Bundaberg about 3.30pm on Tuesday, with police appealing for public help to find him.

Neighbours joined police and State Emergency Services volunteers to scour the surrounding areas in the hopes of finding him, but at 9.25pm their worst fears were confirmed.

He was found unresponsive, reportedly in a car, close to where he was last seen at the Central Avenue property.

The three-year-old was declared deceased at the scene.

The boy’s mother returned home to be told the devastating news, with friends and family comforted her as she broke down, the Courier Mail reports.

Police are not treating the death as suspicious and are preparing a report for the coroner.