2 dead, including teen, in separate drownings in southwestern Ontario – London [Video]

Two separate drownings have resulted in the deaths of a 66-year-old woman and a 16-year-old youth.

Huron County OPP and local emergency services, along with the Canadian Coast Guard, were called to the Goderich pier July 31 around 11:50 a.m. for an unconscious person in the water.

The individual was found by the coast guard and taken to the Goderich Hospital. After extensive life-saving efforts by emergency services and hospital staff, she was pronounced dead. Officers attempted to locate next of kin to confirm her identity and were able to do so a short time after, when a family member reported her missing. She was identified as a 66-year-old woman from Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Township.