The province’s police watchdog is investigating after a teen ended up in hospital following an incident with Waterloo Regional Police in Cambridge early Tuesday.
According to a release from police, officers were dispatched to the area around Concession and Water streets at around 3:40 a.m. for a distress call.
They offered few details of what happened afterward, aside from the fact that a man was taken to hospital after and that the Special Investigations Unit had invoked its mandate.
The SIU is an independent agency that investigates incidents involving police that have resulted in death, serious injury or alleged sexual assault.
The SIU issued a release on Monday afternoon which said that police were called in after teen was spotted on the railing of a bridge at Concession and Water streets.
They say that officers soon found the teen, and determined he was in crisis, before they began to negotiate with him.
The teen fell off the bridge and into the Grand River at around 4:30 a.m., according to the SIU.
They say that emergency personnel found him in the water and pulled him from the river. He showed no vital signs and that was when CPR was intiated.
The teen was taken to hospital for treatment where he was in critical condition o
- At approximately 3:40 a.m. on July 2, 2024, an individual contacted police to report that a male was standing on the railing of a bridge located at Concession Street and Water Street.
- Officers located the teenager, who was determined to be in crisis, and attempted to negotiate with him.
- Shortly after 4:30 a.m., the teenager fell from the bridge and into the Grand River below.
- Emergency personnel located him and pulled him out of the water. He was vital signs absent. CPR was initiated.
- The teenager was transported to hospital where he is in critical condition.