SAINT-SEVERIN, Que. – A nine-year-old boy is dead after an accident at an outdoor rink in small municipality northeast of Montreal.
Quebec provincial police say the boy was playing hockey alone at around 9 a.m. Saturday morning when a hockey net fell on top of him.
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Two municipal workers in Saint-Severin, Que. found the boy lying on the ice, underneath the net, according to police spokesman Daniel Thibaudeau.
“They tried to help him but it was already too late,” Thibaudeau said.
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The boy was taken to a nearby hospital where his death was confirmed. Thibaudeau said police don’t consider the incident a criminal matter.
Saint-Severin is about 200 kilometres from Montreal.
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