The woman who died after being found in the waters of the Humber River in Deer Lake early Wednesday evening had apparently went to the area seeking reprieve from the summer heat.
The RCMP confirmed Thursday afternoon that the woman was Geraldine Wiseman, a 69-year-old resident of Deer Lake.
By the time police arrived at the boat launch near the Nicholsville bridge just before 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, bystanders had been trying to resuscitate her. She was taken to hospital via ambulance but was pronounced dead.
There were no eyewitnesses to what happened to her, but police said statements taken from witnesses indicate she seems to have went to the boat launch area to cool off.
It remains a mystery what exactly transpired while she was there, but police said her death is not believed to be suspicious. She was not dressed for swimming and the authorities do not believe her death was a suicide.
An autopsy is to be performed and the police investigation into her death is continuing.
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A woman died after being pulled from the Humber River in Deer Lake early Wednesday evening.
According to the RCMP, bystanders were attempting to resuscitate the woman at the boat launch near the Nicholsville bridge when police arrived at the scene shortly before 6:30 p.m.
She was taken to hospital via ambulance but was pronounced dead.
The woman’s identity is not being released yet, but police said she was a 69-year-old resident of Deer Lake and reports are that she had been seen alive earlier in the day.
The investigation into the circumstances of her death is ongoing, but the RCMP said in a press release Thursday morning that it is unknown why she would have been at the boat launch.
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The body of a Deer Lake woman was found near the Nicholsville bridge in the town early Wednesday evening.
According to the RCMP, the woman’s body was discovered in the water near the boat launch on the Humber River at around 6:20 p.m.
The woman’s identity is not being released yet, but police said she was a 69-year-old resident of Deer Lake and reports are that she had been seen alive earlier in the day.
The investigation into the circumstances of her death is ongoing.
