AdvertisementUpdated NationalQueenslandTragedy Toddler rescued as two found dead in outback murder-suicide Eleanor Wilson , Robyn Wuth and and William Davis Updated August 6, 2026 — 1:56pm ,first published August 6, 2026 — 8:18am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Share A A AA toddler has been rescued from a siege that left two adults dead and forced an outback town into lockdown for hours. Inside the home, officers found the bodies of a 45-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman, while a toddler only just old enough to walk was found alive at the property. AdvertisementSouthern region assistant commissioner Matthew Vanderbyl said on Thursday morning the scene had become dangerous for police. “The situation became quite dynamic and quite threatening to police quite quickly, and … they withdrew to a point of safety,” he said.