Boy, 11, drowns in Carp River

OPS said first responders were called to the scene off Terry Fox Drive around 7 p.m. by the boy's friend, after the boy "somehow" entered the Carp River.

An 11-year-old boy drowned Sunday evening while with a friend at the Carp River Conservation Area, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) said Monday.

OPS said first responders were called to the scene off Terry Fox Drive around 7 p.m. by the boy's friend, after the boy "somehow" entered the Carp River.

A passerby jumped into the water to help, OPS said.

Firefighters arrived and began performing CPR. Paramedics continued resuscitation efforts and transported the boy to hospital where he was pronounced dead.