Ayisha
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Does anyone know anything about the fatal accident near Brockville this afternoon? Thanks.
Woman, 49, dies in dive tragedy | Brockville Recorder
Woman, 49, dies in dive tragedy | Brockville Recorder
Article:Woman, 49, dies in dive tragedy
By Ronald Zajac, Recorder and Times
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 4:46:48 EDT PM
A 49-year-old Mississauga woman has died as a result of an incident in the St. Lawrence River near Brockville on Canada Day.
Ontario Provincial Police officers had few details of the incident, which happened around 2 p.m. when officers of the Leeds County detachment responded to a report of a diver in distress.
The officers responded about five kilometres west of Brockville.
The OPP Marine Unit helped remove the diver from the water.
The victim, identified only as a 49-year-old Mississauga woman, was pronounced dead at the hospital, police said.
Officers were continuing their investigation.
While the coast guard participated in the effort, the OPP are now in charge of the investigation, said Sgt. Kristine Rae.
She was not sure, late Tuesday afternoon, whether the victim died as a result of an accident in the water or a health complication.
Rae was waiting to speak to the investigating officers, who were dealing with family members at the time.