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OPP investigate death of infant boy at Wasaga Beach

Emergency crews responded to a residence for an 11-month-old child in distress; boy taken to area hospital where he was pronounced dead
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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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WASAGA BEACH - On April 17, 2020 shortly before 12 a.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Huronia West Detachment, Simcoe County Paramedics and the Town of Wasaga Beach Fire Service responded to a child in distress at a residence in the Town of Wasaga Beach. 

An 11-month-old boy was transported by ambulance to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Members of the OPP Huronia West Detachment are assisting the Office of the Chief Coroner with this death investigation under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB). A post-mortem examination has been scheduled at the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service (OFPS) in Toronto.  

If you have information about this investigation, please contact the OPP Huronia West Detachment at 1-888-310-1122 or if you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). 

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