A six-year-old boy from Sucker River, who had just graduated from kindergarten, drowned on Friday. The community of Sucker River, home to about 400 people according to the 2016 census, turned out in force to support the family, Cook-Searson said. Bernatchez told CBC News he spent part of Saturday morning with the boy's family, who are devastated and heartbroken. The community is in mourning and will also be doing the best it can to support the boy's family, he said. He said the first calls came in about the boy being swept away around 2:15 Friday afternoon.

Source: CBC News July 04, 2020 17:26 UTC