Police are continuing the investigation into the death of a 23-month-old boy in Kooringal at the weekend.
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Wagga Police Superintendent Bob Noble said they were working with the child's family to determine the cause of death.
"Family members were in the home at the time the child fell ill, there were a couple of siblings and the parents home, and the parents tried to render first aid to the child," he said.
"Police have spoken to the family, including siblings of the child, to get as much information as we can."
Superintendent Noble said the family of the boy were "distraught" and were cooperating with police.
"The parents were still speaking with police as late as yesterday afternoon, and they are understandably distraught, as well as everyone associated with the family, they're devastated and with the death of a young child, how could they not be?" he said.
"Police will continue to liaise with the family throughout this investigation."
The next step of the investigation is to receive information from the coroner regarding the cause of the child's death, according to Superintendent Noble.
"We have reported the death to the coroner but it is still very early on in the investigation, obviously the post mortem will be the critical next phase in determining the course of the investigation," he said.
"Investigators will canvass the medical history of the child from pregnancy right through to present time."
Superintendent Noble said the death of a child tends to move at a faster pace in terms of post mortem results.
"Post mortems can take some time but it is quite decisive, so if answers come quickly it will often be from that post mortem," he said.
"This is a little baby who has lost their life so forensic medics tend to try and get through these cases a lot quicker to ease the grief for friends and family."
Police remain at the home to canvass any avenue or information that may help determine the cause of death, and Superintendent Noble said they are likely to release the home later on Monday afternoon.
"The issue with the death of a person is that once you give the scene up, you may lose evidence and you can't get that back so it's better to treat it with caution," he said.
"We are keeping an open mind, we are so early on in the investigation and the post mortem will be a key aspect, as well as critical information people in the home at the time of the incident provided us with."