One person has died after apparently drowning in a pool at a Toronto home during Thursday’s heat wave.
Toronto police said they were called to a medical incident around 1:30 p.m. in the area of Don Mills and York Mills roads.
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Officers were told someone was unresponsive in a pool.
When first responders arrived, they removed the victim from the water and tried life-saving measures. The person was taken to hospital, but was pronounced deceased.
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Toronto is in the middle of an orange heat warning with sustained temperatures in the 30s, hitting more than 40 C on the humidex.
“No further information will be provided at this time,” a Toronto police spokesperson said. “If this incident turns out to be criminal in nature, more information will be released.”
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