Lambton OPP, Point Edward detachment. Blackburn Media file photo. Lambton OPP, Point Edward detachment. Blackburn Media file photo.
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OPP investigating sudden death of baby in Point Edward

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are looking into the death of an infant over the weekend.

Few details have been released, but first responders were called to a home on St. Clair Street in Point Edward shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Saturday.

When they arrived, they found an unresponsive infant. The baby was rushed to hospital where they were later pronounced deceased.

The OPP's Lambton County Crime Unit is now investigating under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, with help from the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.

Anyone with information on this incident should call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

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