A man died and a woman was hospitalized following work carried out on an in-ground pool, which was emptied of its water, in Sainte-Thérèse, on the northern edge of Montreal.

The Thérèse-De Blainville Intermunicipal Police Authority (RIPTB) has opened an investigation into the circumstances of this tragedy which occurred Friday evening on Hotte Square in Sainte-Thérèse, in the Laurentians.

Emergency services were alerted shortly before 10 p.m. on Friday. The call to the emergency center reported two people who appeared to be in poor health.

Upon arrival at the scene, the police noticed that chemicals had been used for outdoor work and that these could have been the cause of the victims’ discomfort, which the investigation will have to confirm.

“People were carrying out repair work on th

See Full Page