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Person pulled from Lake Ontario in Oshawa, pronounced dead in hospital: police

Police said emergency crews were called to the scene at 1:25 p.m. File / Global News

Durham Regional Police say a person is dead after they were pulled out of Lake Ontario in Oshawa on Monday.

Police said emergency crews were called to the area of Birchcliffe and Muskoka avenues at 1:25 p.m.

Officers said a female victim was taken out of the cold water and didn’t have vital signs.

Read more: Man in life-threatening condition after incident in water near Cherry Beach, officials say

She was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead.

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There’s no word on what led up to the victim being taken out of the water. Her age hasn’t been released.

Police said they’re treating the incident as a sudden death investigation.

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