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Missing child presumed drowned

OPP News Release ******************** French River - On 20 October 2010 at approximately 4:32 p.m., the OPP was called to a residence on Hass Road in Alban. Officers were responding to a missing two year boy old who wandered away from his residence.
OPP News Release

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French River - On 20 October 2010 at approximately 4:32 p.m., the OPP was called to a residence on Hass Road in Alban. Officers were responding to a missing two year boy old who wandered away from his residence. The OPP deployed their Emergency Response Team, as well as K-9, Helicopter and Marine Units.

A search immediately began. The boy was located in the French River just before 6:00 p.m.. Paramedics transported the child to Sudbury Hospital by ambulance and helicopter. Efforts to revive the boy were unsuccessful.

The deceased boy has been identified as Matthew Morden of Alban.

The investigation is continuing by OPP Crime and Identification Units.

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