(LONG SAULT, ON) - Members of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a drowning incident in the community of Long Sault in the Township of South Stormont.

On Saturday, July 26, 2025, at approximately 5:45 pm, emergency services responded to a call reporting that a young child at Mille Roches Beach had no vital signs, and that off-duty medical professionals were conducting resuscitation efforts.

As resuscitation efforts continued, Cornwall-SD&G Paramedics Services rushed the child to hospital under OPP escort with assistance from the Cornwall Police Service. Despite the resuscitation efforts, the child was later pronounced deceased.

The identity of the three-year-old victim is not being released, out of respect for the family’s privacy.