The Ontario Provincial Police say a four-year-old child has died after drowning at a pond on a private property near Dundalk, Ont.
Police said there was child reported missing after disappearing while swimming in a pond in Proton Station on Sunday at around 7 p.m.
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Crews attended a farm near Southgate Road to search for the child who was swimming with family members, police said.
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The following morning, police said the child’s body was recovered by OPP underwater search and rescue team.
The child’s identity was not released.
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