QUEENS COUNTY/FALL RIVER: Two children from Fall River have died following a fatal boating accident on Saturday in Queens County, RCMP say.
In a release, RCMP said that Queens County District RCMP is investigating a fatal boating incident in West Caledonia.
On October 18, at approximately 4:56 p.m., RCMP, EHS, fire services and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) responded to a report of a boater in distress in Lake Rossignol.
Officers learned a man and three children were in a boat when it overturned.
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The 45-year-old man and three children from Fall River, were located and transported to hospital via a search and rescue helicopter.
The man and a child have non-life-threatening injuries.
However, two children have succumbed to their injuries.
The investigation is ongoing.
File #: 2025-1551954
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