1 man dead, 1 child rescued near Westboro Beach
At 2:43 p.m., the Ottawa Police Service said on X there was an active water incident near the beach. An ambulance and an underwater search and recovery unit vehicle could by seen south of the beach near the Kichi Zibi Mikan.
The Ottawa Paramedic Service later confirmed they got a call at about 1:40 p.m. about two people in the water.
They found an eight-year-old boy in the area and were able to rescue a 27-year-old passerby who had gone into the river to rescue the child, paramedic Paul Morneau said.
The other adult in the water was later found unconscious and could not be resuscitated, despite CPR efforts that lasted about 20 minutes.
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