A three-year-old girl has died after being found unconscious in an above-ground residential swimming pool in Noyan, Que., on Saturday. Noyan is located just across the river from Lacolle, Que., about 5 kilometres north of the U.S. border. The girl was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, where she was later declared dead. As of Thursday, the Quebec Lifesaving Society reported 35 drowning deaths since the beginning of 2020. Last year at this time, there were 27 drowning deaths.

Source: CBC News July 04, 2020 21:45 UTC