A four-year-old boy drowned in Low, Que., Saturday evening after he managed to get into the family pool, police say.

The boy's parents found him unconscious in the pool just before 7 p.m. Saturday, Quebec provincial police said in a news release.

According to police, the boy got into the pool without his parents noticing, even though it was enclosed by a fence.

Paramedics tried to revive the boy, but were unsuccessful.

He was rushed to the hospital in Wakefield, where he was pronounced dead.

Police are investigating the incident.