3-year-old child drowns while playing with family at popular Ontario beach
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The Ontario Provincial Police say a three-year-old child has died after drowning at a popular beach in Prince Edward County. It's the latest drowning to impact the province.
The Ontario Provincial Police say a three-year-old child has died after drowning at a popular beach in Prince Edward County.
Police said it was around 5:30 p.m. Thursday when they responded to a beach area at Sandbanks Provincial Park.
A child had gone missing while playing with family members in a shallow area of the water, OPP said, adding the child was found by bystanders before emergency crews arrived.
The child was rushed to hospital by paramedics.
“Despite resuscitation efforts, the child was pronounced deceased,” OPP said.
Police said the identity of the child is not being released out of respect for the family’s privacy.
The OPP have put out several press releases regarding drownings across the province this summer.
Just this week, the OPP reported that 10 people have died in marine incidents in eastern Ontario so far this summer — more than double the number recorded by this time last year. OPP said in every case, the victim was not wearing a life jacket.
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