Drownings
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About one child per day taken to ER in Quebec for drownings, research saysThe 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.ÂCanadaMay 26
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Fatal Sunday on Quebec water: 2 drown in separate incidents and 1 person missingA 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.CanadaJul 30, 2023
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Three Manitoba kids drown days apart, RCMP sayManitoba 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.CanadaJun 20, 2023
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Quebec town devastated by fishing accident that killed local man, 4 childrenHis death was first announced after the bodies of four children were found unresponsive on the river bank on Saturday.CanadaJun 4, 2023
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Man who went missing in waters near Montreal’s Habitat 67 still not foundMontreal police say searches to find the swimmer were underway Friday and paused Saturday due to strong currents affecting safety standards.CanadaAug 6, 2022
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Body of 13-year-old found in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve public pool: Montreal policeThis is Quebec's 40th drowning of the year. The province recorded 95 drownings in 2020 and 59 in 2019.CanadaJul 17, 2021
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Toronto teacher who led canoe trip says he last saw student who drowned standing in lakeNicholas Mills says he never saw Jeremiah Perry swim past him, or leave the water, on July 4, 2017.CanadaJun 29, 2021
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Summer drowning incidents in B.C. up from 2019: Emergency Health ServicesAccording to Emergency Health Services, paramedics across B.C. have responded to 159 incidents so far this summer, up from 138 last year.Aug 18, 2020
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Quebec seeing spike in drownings compared to rest of Canada: Lifesaving SocietyQuebec is seeing a spike in the number of reported drownings this year, having already surpassed its yearly death total in each of the past two years.HealthAug 3, 2020
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B.C.’s lakes and rivers prove deadly for international studentsIn the last 15 years, one dozen foreign nationals aged 25 and under have drowned in B.C.NewsAug 2, 2020
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