Young toddler in serious condition after nearly drowning in NSW creek

A young toddler is in a serious condition after nearly drowning in a creek in the New South Wales northern tablelands.

A man and a woman saw a three-year-old boy in a creek in Tingha, about 25km east of Inverell, about 5.30pm yesterday.

The pair pulled the toddler from the water and started doing CPR.

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NSW Ambulance paramedics and police officers arrived at the scene and took the young boy to Inverell Base Hospital.

He was then airlifted to Gold Coast Hospital in a serious condition.

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Police are investigating the circumstances of the near-drowning.

The incident isn't being treated as suspicious, NSW Police said.