Child dead after suspected drowning in Medicine Hat: Police

Medicine Hat police responded to a serious incident involving a child at Echo Dale Regional Park on Monday afternoon. (FILE)

Medicine Hat police say one child has died after a suspected drowning at Echo Dale Regional Park on Monday.

Officers were called to the area in the afternoon for reports of a missing 11-year-old.

About an hour later, the child was found and taken to hospital by EMS.

“The circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation; however, foul play is not suspected,” police said in a statement.