The St. Mary police are probing the circumstances surrounding the death of a five-year-old who drowned at a river in Castleton, on Tuesday.

Dead is Nashera Hackett of Park Circle, in Portmore, St. Catherine.

Police reports are that about 3:45 p.m., Nashera and other family members went to the Castleton river to swim.

While walking close to the river bank, she allegedly slipped and fell into the water, where she got into difficulties and drowned.

Her body was retrieved and the police alerted.