A six-year-old Pauingassi boy drowned as a result of bullying from his peers, RCMP confirmed Saturday.
Six-year-old Adam Keeper died after he disappeared early Tuesday evening, and a community-organized search found his body hours later near the banks of Fishing Lake.
Sgt. Steve Colwell said three boys -- ages seven, eight and nine -- stripped Keeper naked and pushed him into the lake.
Keeper couldn't swim and drowned after he was unable to keep his head above water.
Colwell said the three youths were questioned about the young boy's death, but can't be held criminally responsible since they're under 12.
"He was pushed into the lake," Colwell said.
"There's nothing more we can do, criminally."
He said the RCMP have closed their investigation and turned the case over to Child and Family Services.
The boy's father, Harvey Owens, said his son didn't know how to swim.
"(Adam) never swam before," Owens said.
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