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5-year-old Surrey boy drowns in bathtub

First responders were called to this home in Surrey Sunday night. Shane Mackichan

An investigation is now underway after a five-year-old boy drowned in the bathtub of a Surrey home.

RCMP were called to the home at 109 Avenue and University Drive in Surrey at 4:55 p.m. Sunday. BC Ambulance and the Surrey Fire Department were also called and tried to revive the boy for about an hour.

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However, the boy did not survive.

The BC Coroners Service was also called.

No names are being released at this time.

NOTE: Surrey RCMP originally stated the boy’s age was six. They now say he was five years old.

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