A 14-year-old Mississauga boy has become the second person to drown in Guelph Lake in as many weeks.
On Sunday, July 31 at 6:15 p.m., Wellington County OPP received a report of a “swimmer in distress” near an island in the lake.
Officers pulled Hilal Ahmad Najibi from the water around 7:30 p.m
He was rushed to a local hospital, but was pronounced dead a short time later.
On July 18, the body of 21-year-old Ryan Kaber was pulled from the same body of water. This individual was also reported to have been seen in distress the previous day about 30 feet from the shore of the artificial reservoir.
Anyone with information about this latest drowning should contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or www.csgw.tips.
-with files from CTV News Kitchener
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