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Wellington North Teen Dies in Hospital

By Janice MacKay

September 8, 2015 - 1:54pm

Police say a teenaged boy found submerged in a Wellington North pond last week, has passed away.

17 year old Abram Wall of Wellington North died in hospital on Saturday.

Emergency workers were called to a property on Concession 7 the afternoon of September 3rd.

They pulled the teen unconscious from the water. He was brought to a local hospital then transferred to a Hamilton hospital.

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