Two boys drown on Manitoba First Nation

Two toddlers are dead after being pulled from a lake on Garden Hill Anisininew Nation Wednesday.

Island Lake RCMP received a report at 1:45 p.m. that two boys had been rushed to the First Nation’s nursing station after a possible drowning, Mounties said in a news release Thursday.

Mounties were told the boys, ages one and two, had been found in the lake by a family member and brought to the nursing station by the First Nation’s safety officers.

Mounties said it’s believed the boys managed to leave their home, entered the nearby lake and drowned.

Foul play is not suspected.

“This is devastating for the family and the entire community,” Sgt. Chris Hipolito of the Island Lake RCMP detachment said in a news release. “Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this tragic incident.”

Garden Hill is located approximately 610 kilometers northeast of Winnipeg.

RCMP continue to investigate.