Police say a four-year-old boy who was found in a neighbourhood pond earlier this month has died from his injuries. The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
AIRDRIE, Alta. – Police say a four-year-old boy who was found earlier this month in a pond in southern Alberta has died in hospital.
Airdrie RCMP received a call about a missing child in the community north of Calgary on Oct. 3.
A short time later, police say they received another call of a child found in medical distress.
Officers arrived to discover that bystanders had removed the boy from a neighbourhood pond and tried to help until emergency medical services arrived.
He was transported by ambulance to a Calgary hospital, where police say he died Sunday.
Police and EMS say in a statement that they empathize with the family, bystanders and community in the tragic loss.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 17, 2023.
