The body of a child who died 20 years ago in Wawa, Ont., will be exhumed today in the hopes of answering new questions about his death.

According to Ontario Provincial Police, 23-month-old Dustin Carlson died on Jan. 31, 1996.

At the time, police and medical services were sent to a call for help on Laurier Street in Wawa. The child was reportedly in medical distress.

Police said the boy was taken to Lady Dunn Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

A subsequent coroner's investigation, with the help of the Michipicoten Police Service, concluded that the boy died of natural causes. But, the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service have raised new concerns about that conclusion.

Under a judicial warrant, the boy's remains are being exhumed today to be taken to Toronto for re-examination.

"The investigation is continuing and further information will be released as it becomes available," said OPP in a release.