A 25-year-old man drowned Sunday morning in the Mississippi River near a town west of Ottawa, Ontario.
Lanark County police responded to the call near Blakeney around 9:45 a.m. Sunday morning.
The victim was identified as Pascal Bredin, 25, of Gatineau.
According to the police, the incident occurred in a “particularly agitated” section of the river. An investigation is underway to determine the exact circumstances of the drowning.
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