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Provincial police in northern Ontario say a 57-year-old woman died after a kayak capsized in a lake.

Kenora OPP say they received a call of a possible drowning in Bruin Lake near the Manitoba border at about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.

They say a man and woman were on the kayak when it capsized.

The man survived but the woman, identified as Johnna Bertram, died at the scene.

OPP says a post mortem will be conducted Friday.

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