A 29-year-old woman has died and a body has been recovered after an incident in the Niagara River that local police say has also left one child in hospital.
Niagara Regional Police say they responded to a report of three people in the water in distress near the area of Jarvis Street and Niagara Boulevard in Fort Erie, Ont., around 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
They said a bystander was able to rescue a 29-year-old woman who was taken to hospital in critical condition.
Police said on Saturday afternoon that the woman died in hospital.
They said a child who was also rescued was taken to a local hospital and remains in stable condition.
Police also said the Niagara Regional Police Marine unit located a body in the Niagara River at approximately 1:30 p.m.
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