Staffordshire Police have initiated an investigation into the unexplained death of a child discovered in woodland near the village of Great Wyrley. Emergency services, including officers and an air ambulance, were dispatched to a wooded area off Strawberry Lane around 8:45 a.m. on Saturday following a report of a child in cardiac arrest.
Paramedics pronounced the child deceased shortly after their arrival. The exact age of the child has not been confirmed by the force, and no further details have been released.
Police have cordoned off a fishing lake within the Wyrley and Essington Branch Canal Local Nature Reserve as part of their inquiry. Roads surrounding the area were closed for much of the day while detectives conducted their work at the scene.
Witnesses reported directing paramedics to the location near the fishing lake. Drone footage of the scene revealed several tents and camping chairs set up close to fishing platforms.
A police spokesman stated, "We were called to land off Strawberry Lane, Great Wyrley, at 8.45am today by colleagues from West Midlands Ambulance Service, who were responding to a report of a child in cardiac arrest. Officers attended alongside Midlands Air Ambulance. Sadly, the child was pronounced dead by paramedics a short time later. The death is currently being treated as unexplained. Officers remain at the scene."
