Wildwood Conservation Area / Upper Thames River Conservation Authority
A family vacation turned tragic in St. Marys over the weekend.
Stratford Police say a 13-year-old girl drowned at a beach within the Wildwood Conservation Area in St. Marys.
Sunday night around 7 p.m., the young teen was reported lost in the water.
St. Marys Fire and Stratford Police both searched for the girl and found her an hour later.
“Lifesaving efforts were made; however, the female was unable to be saved, and she passed away as a result of drowning,” a statement from Stratford police reads.
Police say the young girl and her family are from Hamilton, and were visiting the conservation area.