Island Lake RCMP are investigating the deaths of two 14-year-old girls found outside a home March 1.
The two girls were found outside a St. Theresa Point residence around 8 a.m. March 1. They were both pronounced dead at the community’s nursing station.
RCMP say it is believed that the girls had been outside for a period of time. The temperature was about -23 degrees Celsius in St. Theresa Point overnight from Feb. 28 to March 1.
Autopsies will be conducted to determine the cause of death and Island Lake RCMP continue to investigate.