A 13-year-old boy is dead after being found unconscious in Montreal public pool

MONTREAL — A 13-year-old boy has died after he was found unconscious at a Montreal public pool. 

An emergency call was placed around 4 a.m. that young person had been found unconscious at a pool in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighbourhood. 

Montreal police pulled the teenager out of the water. 

The boy was taken to the hospital in critical condition and was declared dead shortly afterwards. 

The coroner’s office has taken over the investigation.  

The Canadian Press

Note to readers: This is a corrected story. A previous version said the boy was found dead at the pool.