Vauxhall boy, 9, drowns on farm while playing with brother

A nine-year-old boy from Vauxhall, Alta., drowned while playing with his brother Tuesday.

The youngster and his 12-year-old brother were trying to get water to pour into gopher holes when the nine-year-old fell into a dugout on their farm north of the town.

The dugout was fenced off, but there were spaces large enough for a child to get through.

RCMP said the boy couldn't swim, and the parents had warned him and his brother not to play or go near the pond.

Vauxhall is three hours southeast of Calgary.