Alberta boy dead, brother in hospital after falls through ice

AIRDRIE, Alta. — A six-year-old boy has died and his brother was in hospital after both fell through ice north of Calgary.

RCMP Cpl. Curtis Peters said police received a 911 call Monday afternoon from a woman who saw the boys fall through the ice on a canal in Airdrie.

Peters said firefighters got the brothers out of the water.

The six-year-old was taken by air ambulance to Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary, but was pronounced dead.

The 10-year-old was in hospital in serious condition. Peters said his prognosis was good.

Peters said warm weather has weakened the ice over small bodies of water.

“The ponds and the canals in all these areas that take on drainage this time of year, they’re not going to be stable, they’re not going to be safe to be on. Hopefully, we can get everyone to stay away from those.”

Peters said the incident happened in the Bayside neighbourhood of Airdrie.

“All the houses in that area back onto the canal system. It has a park around it and people recreate there.”