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Memorial grows for 11-year-old boy at Calgary's Laycock Park

A footbridge in a north Calgary park has become a gathering point of grief for a young boy remembered as Parker.

Residents have been visiting Laycock Park in north Calgary since Thursday to pay tribute to Parker, an 11-year-old boy whose death has drawn an outpouring of community grief.

A makeshift memorial has taken shape on a footbridge in the park, growing steadily as people leave flowers, candles and stuffed animals. Visitors have described stopping to hug one another and cry as they take in the tributes.

The source material does not provide details on the circumstances of the boy's death or any official statements from Calgary police or civic officials.

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