Child drowns while camping south of Edmonton with family: RCMP

An Alberta Health Services ambulance is seen in a file photo from July 28, 2023. (Karyn Mulcahy/CTV News Edmonton)

An investigation is underway after a child drowned in Wetaskiwin on Tuesday.

Mounties say the 5-year-old from Wetaskiwin was staying at the Lions Campground in the city with their parents.

The child left the family camper while the parents were sleeping, and was found in the pond adjacent to the campground.

CPR was performed and EMS transported the child to hospital where they were declared deceased.