Soon after moving from Hamilton to the northwestern Ontario town of Dryden, 15-year-old Kayden Grant and his 12-year-old sister, Joyclyn, were out with their cousins exploring their new home.
Heather Dodds, Kayden and Joyclyn’s stepmother, says they were hanging around a park near the Wabigoon River.
“They had been told many times, ‘You guys do not know how to swim yet. You are looking at swimming lessons this year. You’re not to be near the water, unless an adult is with you,’” said Dodds. “Unfortunately, kids are very curious and sometimes, they don’t always listen.”
Dodds says at some point, both kids went to the water, and Joyclyn slipped in.
“She had no swimming experience and could not stay afloat,” she said.
When Joyclyn was submerged in the water, Dodds says, Kayden, who also didn’t have a lot of swimming experience, jumped in to try and save her.
Dodds says the two of them succumbed to the water and died of drowning.
Stacey Grant was at home with her stepson when she got the call that Kayden and Joyclyn had drowned. She said it’s a memory she will never forget.
“The phone call, I replay it in my head every day. I don’t get it. It doesn’t make any sense. It should never have happened,” she said.
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