One person has died after a call for a swimmer in distress in Guelph Lake, according to police.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wellington County detachment said officers received reports of a swimmer in trouble around 6:15 p.m. on Sunday.
Police, paramedics and local fire were dispatched to the Guelph Lake Conservation Area and a search began for the swimmer, police said.
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The initial report to police suggested a swimmer was “in distress” near the island in Guelph Lake.
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Police said that at around 7:30 p.m., just over an hour after the search began, the swimmer was located and transported to a local hospital.
They were pronounced dead in hospital, OPP said.
Their identity has been withheld while next-of-kin are notified.
Police asked anyone with information to get in touch or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.
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