It was tragedy after tragedy this weekend after four people drowned in separate incidents in Quebec.
A teenage girl and three elderly men died within the same 48 hours.
Workers at the Super Aqua Club were grief-stricken on Friday night after a 14-year-old girl drowned on site.
The aquatic center, located about 50 km east of Montreal in Pointe-Calumet, was closed Saturday while maintenance services were offered to employees.
A few hours away, in the Laurentians, a 28-year-old man was rescued from a body of water on Saturday and taken to hospital in critical condition, where he later died of his injuries.
That same day, a 49-year-old man went missing in the Morrissey area of Quebec while swimming in the Bastican River.
His body was discovered Sunday morning, just hours before another Quebec man was confirmed dead.
This 43-year-old man was seriously injured after he swung from a rope into the waters of Sablon beach in Saint-Polycarp.
He was also transported to hospital, but died shortly afterwards.
Speaking to CTV News on Saturday — when only two of the four incidents were reported — the general manager of the Quebec Life Saving Society urged swimmers to be vigilant, even when diving by accident.
One piece of advice he shared: never swim alone.
“50 percent of all drowning victims… [regardless of] gender, your age, your boating or swimming activity — they were alone,” Raynald Hawkins said.
He said wearing a life jacket is critical if you’re not a confident swimmer.
“It’s not just for kids. It’s for teenagers and also for adults.’
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