1 boy dead, 1 in hospital after falling through ice in neighbourhood canal
AIRDRIE, Alta. — Residents of a community just north of Calgary attended a candlelight vigil Monday evening to show their support for the family of a six-year-old boy who died in hospital after he and his brother fell through the ice on a canal earlier that day.
A woman who lives in the area called 911 after she saw the two boys go through the ice. Firefighters pulled the boys from the freezing water and they were rushed to hospital, but the younger boy died.
His 10-year-old brother suffered hypothermia and was in serious condition, though RCMP said his prognosis is good.
“Our lives aren’t that important that we can’t take the time and pay our respects and show the family that we care,” said neighbourhood resident Vanessa Clarke at the candlelight vigil.