Nine-year-old girl succumbs to injuries after snow fort accident
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A nine-year-old girl has died after a snow fort collapsed Sunday in the woods behind a Saint-Ubalde home, in the Portneuf RCM.
A nine-year-old girl has died after a snow fort collapsed Sunday in the woods behind a Saint-Ubalde home, in the Portneuf RCM.
The victim was building the fort with a seven-year-old girl when the structure collapsed, say Quebec provincial police (SQ).
First responders called to the scene around 2:40 p.m. tried to revive the nine-year-old, said SQ spokeswoman Béatrice Dorsainville.
The victim was taken to hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The seven-year-old girl was also injured, but there are no fears for her life.
"We have an investigator and the forensic identification service on-site to proceed with the analysis of the scene," added Dorsainville.
She could not say whether the children were with an adult during the event.
