Nunavik girl dies following head injury at hockey game
12-year-old was hit in the head by a puck
Nunavik police are investigating the death of a 12-year-old girl in Salluit, who died after she was hit in the head by a hockey puck April 1. (WIKICOMMONS PHOTO)
A 12-year-old Nunavik girl has died after being struck in the head by a hockey puck.
On April 1, the girl was watching an evening hockey game at the arena in Salluit, part of a regional midget tournament coordinated by the community and the Nunavik Youth Hockey Development Program. During the game, she was accidentally struck by a puck shot over the boards.
The girl was treated at the local health centre but died the following morning, the Kativik Regional Government said in a release.
Her death is being investigated by the Montreal’s coroner’s office and the Kativik Regional Police Force and the Sûreté du Québec provincial police force.
You can read more about what happened April 1 in Salluit here.
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