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Woman dies after being found in Loon Lake near Haliburton: OPP

Haliburton Highlands OPP say a woman was found in distress in Loon Lake on Wednesday. She later died in hospital. OPP

OPP are investigating the death of a woman in Haliburton County after she was found in distress in a lake on Wednesday afternoon.

According to Haliburton Highlands OPP, around 3 p.m., officers were called to Loon Lake in the Municipality of Dysart et el, in response to a person in the water who appeared to be in distress. The lake is about 12 kilometres south of Haliburton,

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Officers, along with Haliburton County EMS and Dysart Township firefighters, found the woman without vital signs.

Police say the 63-year-old woman was transported to hospital where she was pronounced dead.

The victim’s name has not been released.

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“This matter is still under investigation and no further information is being released at this time,” OPP said Thursday morning.

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