PETAWAWA, Ont. – Provincial police say they found the body of a child in the Petawawa River in southeast Ontario.
Investigators say on Sunday evening a seven-year-old child was walking along the river with a friend and slipped.
Ontario Provincial Police say the friend went to get help, and an adult spotted the child and brought him ashore.
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They say the adult performed CPR until he was sent to hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Police say his death is not deemed suspicious.
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