Seven-year-old girl drowns in lake in northern Manitoba: Mounties

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GODS LAKE NARROWS, MAN. - Mounties say a seven-year-old girl has drowned while swimming in a lake in northeastern Manitoba.

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GODS LAKE NARROWS, MAN. – Mounties say a seven-year-old girl has drowned while swimming in a lake in northeastern Manitoba.

Police say the girl was with a group of other children on Gods Lake on Sunday, when she went under the water.

The other children ran to get help from an adult, who pulled the girl out of the lake and attempted first aid.

Mounties say a seven-year-old girl has died while swimming in a lake in northeastern Manitoba. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Mounties say a seven-year-old girl has died while swimming in a lake in northeastern Manitoba. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

The child was taken to Gods Lake Narrows nursing station, where she was later pronounced dead.

RCMP say officers continue to investigate.

Gods Lake Narrows is located about 550 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 3, 2024.

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