5-year-old dies from injuries after water rescue from Bethel Island

KTVU staff
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<div>BETHEL ISLAND, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 29: The Delta Coves housing development is seen from this drone view on Bethel Island, Calif., on Monday, November 29, 2021. The community will consist of 494 homes, each with their own private boat dock. (Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images)</div>
BETHEL ISLAND, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 29: The Delta Coves housing development is seen from this drone view on Bethel Island, Calif., on Monday, November 29, 2021. The community will consist of 494 homes, each with their own private boat dock. (Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images)

BETHEL ISLAND, Calif. - A child who was rescued earlier Saturday afternoon from a drowning on Bethel Island has died from his injuries, authorities said.

The 5-year-old is believed to have fallen into the water near the 400 block of Halcyon Place on Bethel Island Saturday at about 4:30 p.m., according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office.

The child was found unresponsive in the water for around 15 minutes. Marine patrol deputies responded to the scene and a diver from Con Fire found him.

Authorities said earlier the child accessed the water through a backyard next to the shoreline.

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Life-saving measures were immediately taken and he was transported to a hospital where he later died, officials said.

The child has not been publicly identified.