The Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office says that a 6-year-old boy died Sunday following a drowning at a lake in rural McGrath.
According to law enforcement, the boy was on a skating rink covered in snow next to a dock when he fell through around 1:30 p.m.
He was removed from waist-deep water by a family member and was reported to not be breathing.
Multiple responding agencies used life-saving efforts, but the boy was ultimately declared dead at the hospital around 4 p.m.
The boy's death has been confirmed as a freshwater drowning. The name of the child has not yet been released.
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