A 14-year-old boy is missing and presumed dead after he jumped into the water off the Prince of Wales Bridge Friday night and didn't resurface, Ottawa police say. Young people had gathered on the roughly 140-year-old bridge, which is west of the capital's downtown and crosses over the Ottawa River into Quebec, and some were jumping into the river below, police said. The Prince of Wales Bridge across the Ottawa River is seen here in 2016, before gates were put up to block people from accessing it. (Trevor Pritchard/CBC)'An unsafe place to be'According to the Ottawa Police Service, the blocked-off, out-of-use bridge is sometimes accessed through holes in the fencing. "We absolutely do not recommend anyone climb on or attend the Prince of Wales Bridge.

Source: CBC News July 04, 2020 13:39 UTC