Motutawa Avalon Park in Lower Hutt has a large play park area popular with families. Photo: Supplied/ Hutt City Council
A child has died after a water-related incident at a play park in Lower Hutt, police say.
The incident was reported shortly after 8pm on Saturday at Motutawa Avalon Park, a police statement said.
"A child was retrieved, unresponsive, from a body of water. CPR was undertaken but sadly, the child could not be resuscitated."
The death would be referred to the coroner, police said.
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