Two teen boys dead, six others injured after incident at C.O.P.
Posted Feb 6, 2016 7:00 am.
Last Updated Feb 6, 2016 2:09 pm.
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EMS confirms two boys in their late teens are dead and six others teens are in hospital after a serious incident overnight at WinSport.
Paramedics were called to the bobsled or luge track area at around 1:30 Saturday morning and found two teenage boys dead on scene.
Three of the other teens were taken to hospital in stable, non life-threatening condition while three others suffered minor injuries. All six were later updated to stable condition.
Police believe at least eight teenagers, all males, entered the property after hours and used a personal sled or toboggan in an attempt to go down the bobsled track and part way down, the group hit a large gate used to separate the bobsled and luge tracks.
According to police, because of their injuries, they have not been able to identify many of the victims so next of kin have not been notified at this time.
Investigators are working to determine how the teens entered the property and what led up to the decision to enter the closed track.
WinSport Canada is cooperating with the investigation, including supplying any CCTV footage that may assist with determining how and why this occurred.
In a statement, Barry Heck, President/CEO of WinSport said, “On behalf of WinSport, I would like to express our sincerest sympathies to the families of the two deceased. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families.”
