A redesigned Amherstburg Police vehicle is parked outside Windsor Police Headquarters on October 12, 2018. Photo by Mark Brown/Blackburn News.A redesigned Amherstburg Police vehicle is parked outside Windsor Police Headquarters on October 12, 2018. Photo by Mark Brown/Blackburn News.
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Child drowns in Amherstburg pool

A family is in mourning after the tragic drowning of a child in a pool in Amherstburg.

Officers with the Windsor police Amherstburg Detachment were called to a home on Wednesday after a young child was found in a pool.

The child was taken to the hospital in life-threatening condition, according to police.

"Despite all efforts by emergency services and medical personnel, the young child has sadly passed away since the incident," police said in a news release issued Friday.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Windsor police at 519-255-6700 ext. 4830.

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