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10-year old boy dies despite CPR after near drowning incident

A 10-year old died despite CPR after a near-drowning incident. The incident occurred in a private lake in the Lanaudiere region. According to the provincial police, they received a call about an unconscious child in a body of water.

Drowning ordeal

The boy was quickly moved out of the water and the emergency services arrived and delivered CPR.

The child was transported to a local healthcare facility and was scheduled to be transferred to a Montreal hospital but he died before that happened. The police are investigating but stated that they do not believe that there is a criminal element involved in the near-drowning incident.

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Learn how to help by enrolling in a first aid training and for more information, check out these sources:

https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/drowning-treatment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiopulmonary_resuscitation
https://www.healthline.com/health/first-aid/cpr

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