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A 13-year-old boy was found dead early Saturday in what appears to be drowning at a Montreal public pool.

An emergency call was placed around 4 a.m. indicating that a young person had been found unconscious at a pool in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighbourhood.

Montreal police arrived at the scene and pulled the teenager out of the water.

The boy was taken to the hospital and considered to be in a critical state.

His death was declared shortly after his arrival.

The coroner's office has taken over the investigation.