Woman Found Dead in the Humber River

RCMP are investigating after responding to a report of a woman who was found in the water, at the boat launch in Deer Lake.

On Wednesday, at approximately 6:20 p.m., Deer Lake RCMP responded to the scene.

When police arrived, people were performing CPR on the woman, who was taken to the hospital via ambulance and was pronounced deceased.

The woman was a resident of Deer Lake and it is unknown why she would have been at the boat launch.

RCMP are asking anyone who has any information about this incident to contact them at 709-635-2173.