An 11-month-old child has died in a drowning incident at a private address just outside Christchurch.
Emergency services attended the incident in Rolleston, Canterbury, around 4pm today.
A police spokesperson said the child had reportedly fallen into a water race before being found a short-time later by relatives.
"The 11-month-old child was taken to hospital in a critical condition but later died," the spokesperson said.
Earlier, St John spokeswoman Ngaire Jones said an ambulance was called to the Rolleston scene.
