Girl, 4, dies after being found unresponsive at house in Stranraer

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Image caption, Police were called to Eastwood Avenue in Stranraer

A four-year-old girl has died after being found "unresponsive" in Dumfries and Galloway.

Police are investigating the unexplained death after being called to a house in Stranraer on Sunday.

The young girl was taken to hospital where she later died.

A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said: "Around 06:10 on Sunday 16 July, officers were called to a report of an unresponsive child at an address on Eastwood Avenue, Stranraer.

"Emergency services attended and the four-year-old girl was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead a short time later.

"Inquiries are ongoing to establish the cause of death, which is currently being treated as unexplained."