Teen dead, another missing after falling through ice in Ottawa amid spate of similar incidents across Canada
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A teenager is dead and another is still missing after four youths fell through the ice on the Rideau River in Ottawa's south end late Wednesday.
A teenager is dead and another is still missing after four youths fell through the ice on the Rideau River in Ottawa's south end late Wednesday.
Police said emergency crews responded to a call about four teens falling into the river from Nicolls Island Road at 9:45 p.m. Police reported earlier that the first call came in at roughly 11:45 p.m., but later clarified that was a mistake.
They said two of the teenagers were immediately rescued from the water and were taken to hospital by paramedics, while a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old boy were still missing and believed to be in the water.
Police said a rescue operation took place in "very difficult conditions," and included a surface and water search.
Police divers later recovered the body of one of the missing teenagers.
The search for the second missing teen was paused overnight. A spokesperson for the Ottawa Police Service said its marine, dive and trails team would pursue search efforts in the afternoon.
Three marked police vehicles were parked near the Long Island Locks of the Rideau Canal on a rainy Thursday morning, as milder-than-average temperatures persist in Ottawa.
