Child Drowning

• 5-year-old boy drowns at Wetaskiwin campground

  RCMP said a five-year-old boy who wandered away from the family camper died Tuesday after drowning in a pond next to the Lions Campground in Wetaskiwin. 

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2024
  
• Toddler drowns in residential pool west of Montreal, police say

  Quebec provincial police say emergency services were called to the home at around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and found the three-year-old child in cardiac arrest.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2024
  
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• Body of young child recovered from reservoir following boating accident: Quebec police

  Rescue teams recovered the body of a child from the Baskatong Reservoir in Quebec overnight following a boating accident earlier Saturday evening. The child was under five.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2024
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• Quebec study sheds light on frequency, severity of drownings among children

  A study just released concludes that every day this summer, one child will end up at an emergency room in the province for drowning, or near drowning.

  Canada

  May 23, 2024
• 4-year-old dies in hospital nearly 2 weeks after being pulled from Airdrie pond

  A young child has died in hospital after being retrieved from a pond in the Airdrie neighbourhood of Kings Heights earlier this month.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2023
• Northern Manitoba girl, 5, dies in suspected drowning

  Thompson rural RCMP are investigating what is believed to be a drowning after they received a call from an isolated Northern Manitoba community about a deceased child Wednesday.

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2023
• 8-year-old Calgary boy taken to hospital in life-threatening condition after calls of potential drowning

  Calgary Emergency Medical Services said they responded to a call of a potential drowning at around 5:45 p.m. Monday, in the community of Coral Springs. 

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2022
• 18-month-old child found in swimming pool at Burlington home dies

  Halton police say the 18-month-old — pulled from a pool in late July — died on Saturday.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2021
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• 18-month-old child in critical condition after near-drowning at Burlington home swimming pool

  Police said life saving measures were performed and the child was transported to hospital where they remain in critical condition.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2021
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• Boy dies after being pulled from backyard swimming pool in City of Kawartha Lakes: OPP

  Around 8 p.m. emergency crews responded to a report of a toddler found unresponsive in a pool south of Lindsay.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2020