Clifton Park, Rotherham: Emergency services swarm South Yorkshire park following tragic death of child

The sad death of a child resulted in the large emergency services response seen at a South Yorkshire park, a police spokesperson confirmed this evening.
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Members of the public reported seeing a large amount of police activity, including a cordoned-off area, as well as ambulances at Clifton Park on Doncaster Road, Rotherham yesterday (Sunday, April 9).

Responding to requests for further information on the incident, a South Yorkshire Police (SYP) spokesperson confirmed this evening (Monday, April 10) that the police response related to the death of a child.

The SYP spokesperson said the child’s death is not being treated as ‘suspicious,’ and as such, the force will not be releasing any further details at this time.