Child dies in ‘water incident’ at Auckland property

January 12, 2022
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A child has died in what police say was “a water-related incident” at an address in Papatoetoe, Auckland.

Emergency services attended the scene after receiving a report around 5:15pm on Wednesday.

Police say the child was transported to hospital in a critical condition, but died a short time later.

Police are making inquiries on behalf of the coroner. The age of the child has not yet been released.

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