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Woman charged in drowning death of 5-year-old girl in Alberta lake

RCMP say they have charged a woman in the drowning death of a five-year-old girl in an Alberta lake last month.

Mounties initially said a canoe had overturned on Wabamun Lake west of Edmonton on Oct. 13.

They said a child and a woman were pulled from the water and that, despite life-saving efforts, the girl died at the scene.

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Three days later, Mounties said they'd learned the canoe didn't capsize and were treating the drowning as a criminal matter.

RCMP spokesman Const. Cory Riggs says the accused isn't related to the girl but they were from the same community.

Mary Quinn, a 35-year-old Edmonton resident, has been charged with failure to provide the necessaries of life.

Her next court appearance is Nov. 20 in Stony Plain, Alta.



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