A 34-year-old woman and her three-year-old son have died after drowning in a residential pool Tuesday evening in Montreal’s Lachine borough.
Montreal police (SPVM) say they were called to a home on 20th Avenue, near Prévost Street, shortly after 9:30 p.m.
Officers found both victims unconscious. Despite resuscitation efforts, authorities say they were pronounced dead at the scene.
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The SPVM says there is no criminal element suspected.
The case has been turned over to the coroner’s office and investigators are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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