A child has died after a "water-related incident" near Springvale Park in Whanganui.
Emergency services were called to the incident at a London St address around 2pm this afternoon.
"A child was subsequently taken to the Whanganui Hospital where they were unable to be revived," a police statement said.
"Our deepest sympathies are extended to the child's whānau and friends."
Police were carrying out inquiries to establish the circumstances of the death.
