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RCMP investigating after Berens River, Man. toddler drowns in Lake Winnipeg

A file photo of an RCMP vehicle. Global News / File

A toddler has died in a tragic drowning in Lake Winnipeg.

Manitoba RCMP said they were called to the community of Berens River Tuesday afternoon, where a one-year-old child, who had gone missing from his home, was found by family members in the nearby water along the shoreline.

The boy was rushed to the local nursing station where he was pronounced dead.

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Berens River RCMP continue to investigate.

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