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Woman dead after being ‘swept into the water’ in Mississauga: Peel police

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Joanna Lavoie

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Police say a woman has died after being swept away by Lake Ontario at Jack Darling Memorial Park in Mississauga.

A woman has died following an incident at Lake Ontario in Mississauga, police say.

Peel Regional Police say at around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday night emergency services responded to a report of a woman who had reportedly been “swept into the water” at Jack Darling Memorial Park.

The 22-acre green space is located in the Lorne Park neighbourhood at 1180 Lakeshore Rd. W., west of Mississauga Road. It has picnic areas, tennis courts, a leash-free zone, a native tallgrass prairie, a spray pad, a toboggan hill, trails, and an unsupervised beach.

“Following search and rescue efforts, Mississauga Fire located the woman at approximately 11:15 p.m.,” investigators told CP24 on Sunday morning.

Woman dead Lake Ontario Mississauga Aug. 15 Police are investigating after a woman was “swept into the water” at Jack Darling Memorial Park, near Lakeshore Road West and Mississauga Road in Mississauga, on Aug. 15 at around 10:30 p.m. She was pulled from the water about 45 minutes later but was pronounced dead in hospital. (David Ritchie/CTV News Toronto)

They said she was transported to hospital where she was pronounced deceased.

“At this time, we have not been able to locate and notify her next of kin,” a media officer said, adding a result, they are “unable to provide any further details regarding the deceased until that notification has taken place.”