A four-year-old boy drowned in a residential swimming pool in Saint-Lambert on Saturday afternoon.

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A four-year-old boy drowned in a residential swimming pool in Saint-Lambert on Saturday afternoon.

Around 4:10 p.m., patrol officers from the Longueuil Urban Police Service (SPAL) were called to intervene on Avenue de Normandie where the child was found unresponsive in the water.

“Manoeuvres were quickly undertaken as soon as the first responders arrived. A cardiac defibrillator was also used”, explained the SPAL.

The boy was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after 5 p.m.

An investigation has been opened by the SPAL to establish the exact circumstances of this death.