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Body of young child recovered from reservoir following boating accident: Quebec police

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WATCH: The body of a young child was recovered from a lake in Quebec’s Laurentians region overnight Saturday following a boating incident. The child was under five – Jun 2, 2024

The body of a young child was recovered from a lake in Quebec’s Laurentians region overnight Saturday following a boating incident earlier in the evening.

Sûreté du Québec (SQ) officers say emergency services were called at around 6:15 p.m. to the Baskatong Reservoir for an accident involving one boat.

Divers and nautical patrols were called in to locate the missing victim, who was under five-years-old, according to authorities.

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Search teams found the young child’s body during the night and the victim was declared dead on scene.

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The provincial police major crimes unit, as well as accident reconstructionists, have been sent to the scene to determine what happened to the child.

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The SQ’s major crimes unit is called to all incidents involving the death of a child under the age of five.

–with files from The Canadian Press

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