Girl presumed drowned
in Brochet
A five-year-old girl is presumed to have drowned after she was found in a lake near her home.
Thompson RCMP were called about the death in Brochet, a remote fly-in community, at approximately 7:45 p.m. Wednesday.
RCMP said the child wandered away from her home. Her family searched for her, and she was found in a nearby lake near her home.
The child was rushed to the local nursing station and pronounced dead, RCMP said.
Occupants flee
Whyte Ridge fire
The occupants of a home in Whyte Ridge that caught fire early Thursday managed to escape to safety.
Fire crews were called to the two-storey house in the first 100 block of Hammersmith Road at 1:21 a.m., where they found smoke and flames coming from the structure.
Firefighters attacked the blaze from the outside, protecting nearby homes, before going inside to finish the work. Crews got the fire under control in just over an hour, the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said.
The WFPS is still investigating the cause of the fire.
Boil-water advisory
issued for Rosser
The Town of Rosser has issued a boil-water advisory after samples taken Tuesday showed the presence of coliform bacteria.
Until further notice, water used for consumption should be brought to a rolling boil for at least a minute, the advisory said.
The advisory will remain in effect until the threat to public health ends.
