A toddler has drowned in a backyard pool at a house at Melton South in Melbourne’s outer north-west.

The two-year-old boy was found by his mother at the home in Morshead Street about 1:00pm (AEST), according to police.

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She performed CPR in an unsuccessful attempt to revive him.

Police remain on the scene and will prepare a report for the coroner.

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