{"id":805258,"date":"2026-07-16T08:37:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T08:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/805258\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T08:37:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T08:37:41","slug":"candlelight-vigil-held-for-young-girl-who-drowned-in-se-calgary-pond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/805258\/","title":{"rendered":"Candlelight vigil held for young girl who drowned in SE Calgary pond"},"content":{"rendered":"

Family members, friends and community members gathered at a pond in southeast Calgary Tuesday night to honour the life of a young girl who drowned there over the weekend.<\/p>\n

The candlelight vigil, organized by six-year-old Drihanna Matamona\u2019s family, brought together dozens of people near the Legacy pond where the tragedy occurred.<\/p>\n

Drihanna\u2019s godmother and aunt said the outpouring of support from the community has been a source of comfort as they grieve.<\/p>\n

Several attendees said they came to stand with the family and pay their respects, including some who knew the family through the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe could like hear the memorial and build up a community so that they could be loved and stuff,\u201d one young attendee said.<\/p>\n

Family members remembered Drihanna as a bright and joyful young girl.<\/p>\n

The vigil comes two days after she died. Emergency crews were called to the storm pond in the Legacy community around 1:15 p.m. Sunday following reports of a possible drowning<\/a>. <\/p>\n

A family member pulled Drihanna from the water while bystanders began CPR before firefighters, paramedics and police arrived. Despite extensive resuscitation efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

In the hours following her death, flowers, notes and other tributes were left along the shore of the pond as residents mourned the loss and offered support to the family.<\/p>\n

The family plans to host a second candlelight vigil at the LegacypPond on Sunday at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\tDrihanna Matamona, 7, drowned in a SE Calgary pond on July 12, 2026. (GoFundMe) <\/p>\n

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