12-Year Old Girl Drowns at the Old Bedard Quarry

A 12 year old non-local girl drowned at the Old Bedard Quarry in Kahnawake yesterday afternoon. The Kahnawake Peacekeepers say a call was transferred via 9-1-1 to them at 5:22 pm Sunday. Peacekeepers located two other non-local 12 year-olds. They told officers that their friend jumped into the water from a cliff and did not resurface. Attempts were made by emergency responders to retrieve the victim. A Sûreté Du Quebec (SQ) dive team was called to assist with the recovery. In a statement the Peacekeepers wrote: “Out of respect to the family of the deceased, no other information will be released.”