(Saint-Apollinaire) A two-year-old child was found unresponsive, Monday around noon, in a residential swimming pool in the municipality of Saint-Apollinaire, in Chaudière-Appalaches.
Police officers from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) were requested to assist paramedics who were on the scene due to a child in cardiorespiratory arrest.
Resuscitation maneuvers were quickly carried out on the child, who was transported to a hospital center, said Élizabeth Marquis-Guy, spokesperson for the SQ.
It is unclear whether the residential pool was surrounded by a fence or a security gate.
The SQ confirmed late Monday evening that it was a drowning. The circumstances surrounding the event remain unclear.