Gold Coast police officers could face criminal charges for leaving a teenager to die in bed after he overdosed on drugs.

The State Coroner says the officers could have saved Charlie Robertson and described their actions as inappropriate and incompetent.

In June 2015, the Rapid Action Squad raided a Nobby Beach unit.

View photos Charlie Robertson died of a drug overdose at a Nobby Beach unit in 2015. Source: 7 News More

They weren't looking for Charlie Robertson, but they found him laying in bed in his pyjamas.

They try to wake him by pinching him, giving him a sternum rub and even lifting the mattress up.

View photos Gold Coast officers try to wake Charlie up by lifting up the mattress. Source: 7 News More

One officer can be heard laughing as another tries throwing water at his face.

None of the officers thought to call paramedics.

"Well he's breathing, he's snoring, yeah, but he's passed out," one officer is heard saying.

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They leave the 19-year-old in bed - and he never wakes up.

"The family are shocked and appalled as to why an ambulance was not called," the family's lawyer said.

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