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Teen dies after falling through ice near Pangnirtung, Nunavut

RCMP say a 15-year-old boy is dead after he and two others fell through the ice near Pangnirtung, Nunavut.

RCMP say 3 young males went through the ice and 2 managed to escape

Shot of the hamlet from above.
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, in 2023. (Matisse Harvey/Radio-Canada )

A 15-year-old boy is dead after he and two other people fell through the ice near Pangnirtung, Nunavut.

In a news release on Tuesday, RCMP say they received a report last Thursday evening of three young males who went through the ice near the floe edge about 12 kilometres from the community.

The release says search and rescue volunteers from Pangnirtung led the recovery efforts with help from police. 

RCMP say two of the three young men managed to escape the water. The body of the 15-year-old was found in the water a few hours later. 

RCMP and the Nunavut coroner are still investigating.