Dryden 8/1/2025 2:52pm

Drowning Incident-Two Youths Deceased

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(Dryden, ON) - Members of the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a drowning incident that claimed the lives of two children.

On Thursday, July 31, 2025, at approximately 4:10 pm, officers responded to a report of two youths observed entering the Wabigoon River in the City of Dryden. A 15-year-old male and a 12-year-old female did not resurface from the water.

The OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), Dryden Fire Service and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) attended the location to assist. Both youths were located and recovered from the water by emergency personnel. They were transported to hospital where they were pronounced deceased.

The identity of the victims is not being released out of respect for the family’s privacy.


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