A child is believed to have died from a suspected drowning in Dargaville today.
Emergency services were called to a property on Waihue Rd about 12.30pm after a report of the sudden death of a child. The child is understood to be two-years-old.
Police were alerted just before 12.30pm and the death is not being treated as suspicious.
There are no further details at this time and the death is likely to be passed on to the coroner for investigation.
It's understood that CPR was performed on the child.