UPEI student, 21, drowns in Cornwall hotel pool
A 21-year-old UPEI worldwide pupil has died after drowning in a resort pool in Cornwall.
Queens District RCMP Sgt. Craig Eveleigh mentioned that two males had gone to the Dutch Inn in Cornwall for a swim earlier than 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 6.
Eveleigh mentioned one man had entered the pool whereas ready for his good friend to bathe and drifted into the pool’s deep finish by the point his good friend had arrived.
“His good friend noticed him struggling to remain to the floor and jumped in to assist him,” mentioned Eveleigh. “He was unable to get him to the floor and needed to let him go to try to get further assist.”
The person ran to the entrance desk to name 911 shortly after 10 a.m. Resort employees tried to carry the person above the water however have been additionally unsuccessful.
Volunteer firefighters from the North River Fireplace Division ultimately obtained the person above water however couldn’t resuscitate him. He was pronounced useless on the scene.
RCMP attended the scene shortly after 10:30 a.m. and decided the demise was not suspicious.
“We reviewed video and took statements from witnesses, and there was nothing nefarious about it,” mentioned Eveleigh. “We’re simply awaiting post-mortem outcomes to see if there was something medical which performed an element.”
