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Body of 11-year-old girl found near Manitoba Hutterite colony

An 11-year-old girl has drowned after being swept up in a spillway on a Hutterite colony near Portage la Prairie. Global News file

The body of an 11-year-old girl from the RM of Woodlands was found early Wednesday morning.

The girl had been playing with friends near the spillway on a Hutterite colony, when she and her younger sister fell in.  RCMP were called to the scene around 5 p.m. Tuesday.

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The younger sister was pulled to safety by other children, but the 11-year-old girl did not resurface.

Emergency crews found her body at around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday.

RCMP said they are not releasing any further information at this time.

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