Candles light up Ottawa river in memory of 2 teens who fell through ice

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Candles lit up a section of Rideau River in Ottawa on Friday night where two teen boys died after falling through thin ice just days after Christmas.

Dozens of people gathered by the docks for a vigil on the chilly, wet evening by Nicolls Island in south Ottawa one day after police recovered the bodies of Ahmed Ahmed and Riley Cotter from the river following an extensive search effort since Wednesday night.

Darkness covered the frigid waters at about 8:30 p.m. Friday, and the ice that was there earlier this week when four teens decided to go skating was broken up.

The warm flickers from candles became some of the

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