Drownings

• Mounties issue thin ice warning after two separate drownings in northern Manitoba

  RCMP are warning people to stay off the ice after two separate drownings in northern Manitoba.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2025
  
• Safety paramount while on the water, Lifesaving Society says after 2 Manitoba drownings

  Manitoba RCMP said two men drowned at Reynolds Ponds and Grand Beach and Lifesaving Society Manitoba is urging beachgoers to stay safe in light of the tragedies.

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2025
  
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• 10 drownings in Ontario region sparks urgent plea for water safety

  Ten drownings in Eastern Ontario this summer prompt urgent calls for life jacket use and better boating safety. Experts say most deaths were preventable.

  Canada

  Jul 24, 2025
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• 2 drownings in 3 days prompts warning from Okanagan officials

  The most recent incident happened Monday near Kelowna’s City Park. RCMP confirmed the body of an adult was pulled from the water.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2025
• About one child per day taken to ER in Quebec for drownings, research says

  The research found children between the age of one and four are most at risk, and drownings or near-drownings are more likely to occur on weekends and in pools without fencing. 

  Canada

  May 26, 2024
• Fatal Sunday on Quebec water: 2 drown in separate incidents and 1 person missing

  A man in his 50s and a 91-year-old woman drowned in separate incidents on Sunday, and authorities are searching for a man in his 30s who disappeared after jumping into a river.

  Canada

  Jul 30, 2023
• Three Manitoba kids drown days apart, RCMP say

  Manitoba RCMP are investigating a pair of child drownings at lakes in northern Manitoba, as well as the death of a toddler in a Portage la Prairie retention pond.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2023
• Quebec town devastated by fishing accident that killed local man, 4 children

  His death was first announced after the bodies of four children were found unresponsive on the river bank on Saturday.

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2023
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• Man who went missing in waters near Montreal’s Habitat 67 still not found

  Montreal police say searches to find the swimmer were underway Friday and paused Saturday due to strong currents affecting safety standards.

  Canada

  Aug 6, 2022
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• Body of 13-year-old found in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve public pool: Montreal police

  This is Quebec's 40th drowning of the year. The province recorded 95 drownings in 2020 and 59 in 2019.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2021