Child dies after incident at OC water park

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FILE – Wild Rivers Junior Lifeguards in Irvine, CA, on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

IRVINE, California. – According to police, a child died at a water park in Orange County on Saturday.

According to Irvine Police, the incident occurred Saturday morning at Wild Rivers Water Park in Irvine.

Police and Orange County Fire Rescue were called because a child needed medical attention. Paramedics took the child to the hospital, where he later died, police said.

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The department did not provide information on the child’s age or why he needed help, but officials said the incident did not appear to be water-related.

Further information was not initially available.

This story will develop as more information becomes available.