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SIU investigating woman’s reported fall from ambulance garage at Peterborough hospital

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Ontario's police watchdog has been called in to look into an unusual incident that left a young woman in hospital with serious injuries. It began in East City and ended at PRHC – Feb 5, 2020

Peterborough police say the provincial Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate after a woman reportedly fell off an ambulance garage at Peterborough Regional Health Centre on Tuesday afternoon.

The SIU investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.

According to the SIU, around 11:45 a.m., police were first called about a woman in distress standing on the Hunter Street bridge. Officers transported the 28-year-old woman to Peterborough Regional Health Centre, the SIU stated Wednesday.

Then around 2 p.m., police were notified the same woman was on the roof of the hospital’s ambulance garage, the SIU stated.

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Police officers attempted to communicate with the woman who shortly after “fell from the roof to the ground below,” the SIU said.

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The SIU says the woman suffered a serious injury.

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A side view of the ambulance garage at PRHC.The Peterborough Police Service would not comment on the incident at Peterborough Regional Health Centre, citing the SIU investigation.

The SIU has deployed two investigators and one forensic investigator for the investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529. Anyone who have video evidence related to this incident can upload it via the SIU website.

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