A 13-year-old boy is dead after being found unconscious in Montreal public pool
Posted Jul 17, 2021 9:44 am.
Last Updated Jul 17, 2021 10:08 am.
MONTREAL — A 13-year-old boy was found dead early Saturday in what appears to be drowning at a Montreal public pool.
An emergency call was placed around 4 a.m. indicating that a young person had been found unconscious at a pool in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighbourhood.
Montreal police arrived at the scene and pulled the teenager out of the water.
The boy was taken to the hospital and considered to be in a critical state.
His death was declared shortly after his arrival.
The coroner’s office has taken over the investigation.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on July 17, 2021.
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