4-year-old found dead after drowning at Ontario farm pond, police say

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Posted July 14, 2025 1:05 pm

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An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby. SC

The Ontario Provincial Police say a four-year-old child has died after drowning at a pond on a private property near Dundalk, Ont.

Police said there was child reported missing after disappearing while swimming in a pond in Proton Station on Sunday at around 7 p.m.

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Crews attended a farm near Southgate Road to search for the child who was swimming with family members, police said.

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The following morning, police said the child’s body was recovered by OPP underwater search and rescue team.

The child’s identity was not released.

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