Pond Inlet tent fire claims life of 9-year-old child
A nine-year-old child from Pond Inlet has succumbed to her injuries after a family's tent caught fire this weekend near the Nunavut community.
Other family members in critical and serious condition, but all stable
Nunavut RCMPhave confirmed a nine-year-old childwho was severelyinjured when a tent caught fire this weekend near Pond Inlet, Nunavut, has died.
A family of six wascampingabout a two-hour boat ride west of Pond Inlet, when a camping stove ignited their tent Sunday morning. At the time, they wereall sleeping.
One of the parents and two children remainin critical but stable condition. The other parent and a third child are in serious but stable condition.
All six family members were medevacedto Ottawa.