A toddler has drowned in a backyard pool at Port Stephens, north of Sydney.

Just after 6.30pm, the 19-month-old boy was found unconscious in the pool at a home on Marsh Road at Bobs Farm.

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Paramedics performed CPR but the little boy died at the scene.

Police are investigating the incident but don’t believe there are any suspicious circumstances.

A report will be prepared for the Coroner.