A teenage boy has died after an apparent medical incident at a city recreation complex.
Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service crews responded at 4:39 p.m. Monday, after a patron was found unresponsive in the pool area of the Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex, the City of Winnipeg said.
The boy was taken to hospital in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead, the Winnipeg Police Service said.
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A teen was pronounced dead after an incident at the Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex on Sargent Avenue.
Police said in a statement autopsy results are pending to determine the cause of death.
A city spokesman confirmed a lifeguard was on duty.
“As per our procedures, we are conducting an internal review and debriefing with facility staff,” spokesman David Driedger wrote in an email.
Driedger noted the WFPS is not informed about autopsy results that determine a cause of death.
A provincial review is also underway.
“Public health inspectors with Manitoba Health are investigating to ensure the facility was in compliance with the (provincial) swimming pools and other water recreational facilities regulation,” a spokesman said in a written statement.
The Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex closed Monday after the medical incident but reopened Tuesday morning, Driedger said.
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