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11-year-old boy drowns in Wasa Lake near Kimberley

An 11-year-old Kimberley boy has drowned at Wasa Lake. 
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Kimberley RCMP were called to Wasa Lake on Sunday, Jun. 23 where an 11-year-old boy had fallen into the water. Despite the best efforts of emergency responders, the boy was later declared deceased.

An 11-year-old Kimberley boy has drowned at Wasa Lake. 

RCMP was called to Wasa Lake at 3:25 p.m. on Sunday, June 23.

There had been three kids on an inflated tube that flipped over and blew away due to the high wind and rough water that day. Two children made it to the shore, but an 11 year old was discovered to be missing.

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