9-year-old boy dies after being pulled from water at Ottawa's Britannia Beach
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A nine-year-old boy died in hospital after being pulled from the Ottawa River at Britannia Beach.
A nine-year-old boy died in hospital after being pulled from the Ottawa River at Britannia Beach.
Emergency crews responded to a call at approximately 3:50 p.m. Monday for a child found unresponsive in the water.
Bystanders and police performed CPR on the victim until paramedics arrived at the scene.
Ottawa police said Tuesday morning the child died in hospital.
"We want to thank the bystanders and first responders for their valiant efforts in attempts to save him," police said in a statement.
Witnesses told CTV News Ottawa they saw the boy under the water.
"It hurt my heart, big time. I've never seen anything like this in my life," witness Rachel Padden said Monday afternoon.
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