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Kitchener man and West Perth teenage girl victims of separate long weekend drownings

OPP say two separate drowning incidents over the weekend led to one man's death and a 13-year-old clinging to her life. File

It was a deadly weekend on London-area lakes after a man apparently drowned at a campground east of the city Monday

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Oxford OPP were called to Trout Lake at a campground near Innerkip to reports of a man pulled from the lake with no vital signs around 4 p.m.

The man was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The deceased has been identified as 57-year-old Andre Bourgeois of Kitchener.

Meanwhile, a teenager has succumbed to her injuries following an incident at another area campground.

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Emergency services were called to a family campground in Perth County just before noon Monday after receiving reports of a missing child.

A 13-year-old girl was located unconscious in a small lake at the campground.

Emergency personnel were able to resuscitate the teen. She was transported to hospital in life-threatening condition.

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On Tuesday afternoon, OPP released an update, stating that the teen girl has since died in hospital. She’s been identified as Ebony Kay of West Perth.

A post mortem has been scheduled and foul play is not suspected.

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