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A fun Saturday evening on the water in North Vancouver ended in tragedy when two kids being towed by boat in an inflatable tube were allegedly hit by a speed boat, leaving one dead and the other in critical condition.

North Vancouver RCMP and other first responders were called to the waters off Cates Park at about 6:30 p.m.

Emergency crews tried to give the children life-saving measures but one died at the waterfront. The second child was airlifted to hospital in critical condition.

The operator of the speed boat was arrested and is in custody while police investigate the cause of the fatal crash.

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“Alcohol and speed may have been a factor in the collision,” said RCMP Cpl. Mansoor Sahak in a statement on Sunday afternoon.

“Our sincerest condolences

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