Boy, 3, drowns in Magog pool
CBC News
Posted: Sep 2, 2012 1:55 PM ET
Last Updated: Sep 2, 2012 1:54 PM ET
Saturday's drowning incident in Magog, Que., is the 52nd drowning in the province so far this year. (Stock)
An investigation is underway after a three-year-old boy drowned in a pool in Magog, Que., southeast of Montreal on Saturday night.
The boy was at a party with his parents when he went missing.
A neighbour who lives nearby called 911 after finding the unconscious boy in his pool.
The pool was fenced off.
It is the 62nd drowning in Quebec so far this year.
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