RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A six-year-old child has died after being pulled from the Barnett Reservoir.

The incident happened at Lakeshore Park in Rankin County just after 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 25.

Reservoir Police Chief Trevell Dixon said officers received a call about a missing child at the park. After a search, authorities found the child in the water.

According to Dixon, the child was pulled from the water and CPR was administered until medical units arrived at the scene. The police chief said boy was transported to a local hospital and later died.

The child has not been identified.