An 11-year-old boy has died in the hospital after being rescued from the Carp River in the west end of Ottawa.

This is the second drowning death of a young child in Ottawa within a week.

Emergency crews responded to a 911 call just before 7 p.m. on Sunday about a child "possibly drowning" in the Carp River Conservation Area.

Ottawa police say the boy was with a friend in the conservation area when he somehow entered the water. The friend called 911.

Nick DeVazio, public information officer for Ottawa Fire Services, said when firefighters arrived at the scene, the caller was on the bridge and told firefighters that their friend "jumped from the bridge into the water."

DeVazio said, "There was no area for our water rescue team to launch their boat, so our members put on personal flotation devices and made their way into the water to begin the search."

"During the search, one of our members located the missing child and assisted other members in pulling the child to the surface."

Firefighters immediately began CPR and life-saving measures, and paramedics continued to attempt to revive the boy on the way to the hospital, according to police.

The boy was pronounced dead in the hospital.

Anyone who was in the area at the time of the drowning is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service West Criminal Investigations Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 2666.

Police said, "We all extend our condolences to the boy's family and loved ones."

The Carp River Conservation Area is located on Terry Fox Drive, between Richardson Side Road and Campo Drive.

On June 3, a boy drowned in the Ottawa River at Britannia Beach.