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Teenage girl drowns at Wildwood Conservation Area

A 15-year-old girl is dead after drowning at the Wildwood Conservation Area.

Stratford Police say they were called out to the scene on Sunday.

Bystanders, police, fire, park staff, and paramedics performed CPR on the girl who was then rushed to St. Marys Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced deceased.

Police say no further details about what happened will be released out of respect and privacy for the young girl’s family.

Casey Kenny
Casey Kenny
A graduate of the Broadcast Journalism Program at Loyalist College, Casey has worked in newsrooms across the country for 20 years. Stops along his radio adventure include Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, North Bay, Stratford and now Kemptville. Casey is also a veteran play-by-play announcer and is the Voice of the Kemptville 73's Hockey Team. A proud uncle of eight nieces and nephews, Casey is happy to call Kemptville home now.

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