Boy, 15, and girl, 12, drowned in northwestern Ontario river: provincial police Two youths dead in northwestern Ontario drowning Aug 1, 2025 Aug 1, 2025 SMS Email An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby SC SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DRYDEN - Provincial police say a 15-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl drowned in northwestern Ontario on Thursday afternoon.Police say they responded to reports of two children entering the Wabigoon River in the city of Dryden shortly after 4 p.m.They say neither child resurfaced and both were located and recovered from the water by emergency crews.Ontario Provincial Police say the two youths were transported to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead. The victims' identities have not been released. OPP say the investigation is ongoing and they are asking anyone with information to contact them.This report by ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû was first published Aug. 1, 2025. ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû. All rights reserved. SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Quebec More Ontario Stories Toronto to host Blue Jays watch parties as World Series home games tickets sell out Person missing, man hospitalized after snowmobiles fall through ice in Ontario lake Ontario court upholds mandatory math test for new teachers +2 Ontario introducing plan to limit cellphone use, social media and vaping in schools +4 Liberals pledge mental health coverage, PCs take on trade barriers OPP investigating suspicious death in Bonfield, asks residents to stay alert Fire at Thorncliffe Park condos put out, no return date for residents, officials say Court sets next date for Toronto officer charged with manslaughter in teen's death Man charged with murder in Niagara Region now facing additional 25 sex abuse charges Niagara region mayors to decide on possible amalgamation, Premier Doug Ford says You might be interested in +5 'It's ridiculous': U.S. closing historic Border Road to Canadian traffic European Parliament member Rima Hassan says she was denied entry to Canada Alberta proposes election blackout on citizen-led proposals for referendum questions One dead after helicopter crash in southern New Brunswick, safety board en route ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû Events Coming Up in April Events Coming Up in March Similar Stories Shen Yun shows cancelled in Toronto after 'unfounded' threats Coroner's inquest announced in 2020 death of Toronto woman who fell from balcony Tory MP echoes calls for Carney to apologize to Grassy Narrows over protest remarks
