4 Year-Old Boy Drowns in St. Theresa Point

Manitoba Post StaffNews

ST. THERESA POINT – Island Lake RCMP are investigating the drowning death of a four year-old boy from St. Theresa Point First Nations.

The child had last been seen early in the evening on May 19. Members of the community conducted a ground search and located the child in a bay in the North End area shortly after 11:30 PM. He was immediately taken to the local nursing station but resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful.

An autopsy was conducted and the cause of death was confirmed to be drowning.

Island Lake RCMP continue to investigate.