One Child Killed, Another in Hospital After Vancouver Speed Boat Crash

One Child Killed, Another in Hospital After Vancouver Speed Boat Crash
An RCMP collar tab pin is seen in Edmonton, on Feb. 5, 2025. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson
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An 11-year-old child is dead and another is in critical condition in hospital after a speed boat hit them while being towed on an inner tube on the waters of North Vancouver’s Cates Park on Saturday.

North Vancouver RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mansoor Sahak said Sunday that the driver of the speed boat was taken into custody, and both speed an alcohol may have played a roll in the crash.