Manitoba

Woman dead after slipping into water at Whiteshell Provincial Park: RCMP

A 38-year-old woman is dead after she slipped on some rocks into the water and was dragged by the current into a lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park during the weekend. 

38-year-old pronounced dead after being pulled from Nutimik Lake on Saturday

A boat with RCMP decals is seen floating on a body of water.
A 38-year-old woman was pulled from Nutimik Lake after slipping on some rocks and being pulled by the current into the lake. She was pronounced dead in hospital on Saturday, police said. (CBC)

A 38-year-old woman is dead after she slipped on some rocks into the water and was dragged by the current into a lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park during the weekend. 

RCMP said in a news release that they received a report of a drowning around 12:45 p.m. on Saturday at Sturgeon Falls in the park, about 110 kilometres east of Winnipeg.

The woman slipped on the rocks and fell into the water before being pulled by a strong current into Nutimik Lake, police said. 

A Manitoba conservation officer used a boat to find the woman in the lake. She was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said. 

RCMP said the incident is still under investigation. 

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