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One patient in critical condition following Ottawa River water rescue, paramedics say
Police say air and boat searches found the toddler, who was resuscitated and taken to hospital before dying.
- A 2-year-old child died after being pulled from the Ottawa River on Friday night in what the Ottawa Police Service described as a 'heartbreaking' death following a water rescue operation.
- Officers responded to reports of a missing child near the Kichi Zibi Mikan Parkway shortly before 7 p.m., prompting a search involving the Gatineau Police Service and marine dive teams.
- Air support spotted the toddler about 40 minutes after the initial call in the Ottawa River, while search teams deployed drones and an airplane to scan the water and banks.
- First responders and Ottawa Paramedics pulled the child from the water and began lifesaving efforts, but the toddler was pronounced dead after being taken to hospital.
- Police homicide and child abuse units are investigating the death as standard practice, while support services have been offered to the family and first responders involved.
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A two-year-old child died after being found in the Ottawa River on Friday night.
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Efforts to save a 2-year-old child who had fallen into the Ottawa River did not save him," said the Ottawa police.
·Montreal, Canada
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