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Teen pulled from Saugeen River near Hanover

Hanover fire fighters pulled a teen from the Saugeen River after the 15-year old was unaccounted for Saturday.

South Bruce OPP got a call just before 1:2o p.m. about an ATV entering the Saugeen River near Concession 2 in Brant Township. Officers arrived at the location to find that the rider was unaccounted for.

Members of the West Region OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and an OPP Canine Unit were called to help the South Bruce OPP search for the missing rider, a teen from North Huron.

The teen was located in the Saugeen River and brought to shore by members of the Hanover Fire Department. The patient was transported to a local hospital with serious life-threatening injuries.

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