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18-year-old drowns at Ontario beach in Lake Huron: police

File photo. OPP (Ontario Provincial Police) cruiser. Andrew Lahodynskyj/ THE CANADIAN PRESS

Police say an 18-year-old from London, Ont., has drowned in the waters of Lake Huron at Ipperwash Beach.

Ontario Provincial Police say they responded to a call of two swimmers in distress Monday shortly after 4 p.m. in the municipality of Lambton Shores, about 75 kilometres west of London.

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They say the 18-year-old swimmer was found unresponsive and taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police say the second swimmer, a 12-year-old from London, was safely brought to shores by members of the public.

Police say he was taken to hospital as a precaution.

Lambton County OPP say the investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to come forward.

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