A three-month-old girl has died while camping with her family in a woodland area, police have said.
The baby went into cardiac arrest on land off Strawberry Lane, near the village of Great Wyrley in Staffordshire at around 8.45am yesterday and was pronounced dead by paramedics a short time after.
Police are in the early stages of an investigation into the ‘unexplained’ death but have said it was an ‘isolated incident’.
Detective Inspector Katie Gregory said: ‘While the investigation remains at an early stage, this is an isolated incident and we understand that the child’s family was camping in the area.
‘The death is being treated as unexplained at this time.’
Officers yesterday cordoned off a fishing lake in the Wyrley and Essington Branch Canal Local Nature Reserve and remained there today.
A tent was set up in a wooded area near a pond off Strawberry Lane, near the village of Great Wyrley in Staffordshire
Staffordshire Police said the baby girl’s death was being treated as unexplained and officers remain at the scene (officers are pictured here yesterday on September 5)
Officers and an air ambulance attended the scene following reports that a child had entered cardiac arrest at around 8.45am on Saturday
One witness said she directed paramedics towards the area around the fishing lake.
Drone images from the scene show at least four tents and camping chairs positioned next to each other, close to fishing platforms.
Robert Duncan, district councillor for Cheslyn Hay, said: ‘I know how deeply upsetting news like this is for our community.
‘It’s important that we allow the emergency services the space they need to complete their work with dignity and care.
‘As soon as the full and confirmed details are formally shared with me, I will provide a further update to residents.
‘Until then, please avoid speculation and allow the family and responders the privacy and respect they deserve.’
