{"id":658800,"date":"2026-05-09T19:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T19:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/658800\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T19:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T19:46:11","slug":"2-year-old-drowns-in-ottawa-river-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/658800\/","title":{"rendered":"2-year-old drowns in Ottawa River: police"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A two-year-old child has died after an extensive search and rescue operation near the Kichi Zibi Mikan Parkway on Friday evening, the Ottawa Police Service<\/a> says.<\/p>\n

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Police said officers responded shortly before 7 p.m. to reports of a missing child in the area. When emergency crews arrived, the child could not be located.<\/p>\n

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A large search operation was launched involving neighbourhood officers, the marine dive team, tactical officers and the air support unit, along with assistance from the Gatineau Police Service.<\/p>\n

About 40 minutes after the initial call, the child was spotted in the Ottawa River by the police air support unit. First responders brought the child ashore and began life-saving efforts before the child was taken to hospital. Police said the child was later pronounced dead.<\/p>\n

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Police said the force\u2019s sexual assault and child abuse unit and the homicide unit are investigating, which is standard practice in cases involving the death of a young child.<\/p>\n

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Support services have been offered to the family and first responders involved, police said. The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n

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