A 12-year-old boy has tragically died after falling from an "apparatus" at a playground in a Cheshire park.

Despite the best efforts of paramedics, the child was pronounced dead at the scene at Wharton Recreation Ground near Ledward Street in Winsford on Friday evening. Police have now launched an investigation into the incident after being called in by the North West Ambulance Service.

Cheshire Police said the child's next of kin have been made aware and are being supported by specialist officers. The force is also urging anyone who was in the area or has information on the "deeply tragic" incident to come forward.

Detective Sergeant John Rhodes, of the Protecting Vulnerable People Investigations Unit, said: "This was a deeply tragic incident involving a very young victim and our t

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