A four-year-old boy has died after falling into a canal, police have said.
Emergency calls were made at around 12.15pm following the incident in Bloxwich, in the West Midlands, on Friday.
The patient was treated at the scene in Razorbill Way then taken to hospital but died shortly after, reports BirminghamLive.
The boy's identity has not been released and the circumstances leading up to the fall are currently unclear.
A West Midlands Police spokesperson described how police officers were able to rescue the child from the water, but despite efforts to revive him he sadly passed away.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said an air ambulance attended and the boy was taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital in a critical condition.
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The police spokesman said: "A child has tragically died after falling into a canal in Bloxwich earlier today (4 March). We were alerted to the four-year-old boy being in the water, off Razorbill Way, at around 12.15pm.
"He was pulled out of the canal by police officers and despite efforts to revive him he was confirmed dead shortly after arriving at hospital.
"There are no suspicious circumstances and our thoughts are with his family, and the rest of the community, at this deeply distressing time."
The ambulance spokeswoman said: "We were called at 12.16pm to reports of an incident in the water off Razorbill Way, Walsall.
"Two ambulances, two paramedic officers a Critical Care Car from Midlands Air Ambulance and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford attended the scene."
"Upon arrival we found a child in a critical condition.
"He received treatment from ambulance staff on scene. He was conveyed to Birmingham Children’s Hospital for further treatment.”
