A 61-year-old woman lost her life Sunday afternoon after falling into the Noire River in Acton Vale, in Montérégie, according to initial information from the Sûreté du Québec.
Emergency services first intervened to try to find the sixty-year-old after being informed of her disappearance around 12:30 p.m., says Catherine Bernard, spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec.
A sweep of the banks of the Black River made it possible to locate the woman in the middle of the afternoon, around 3:30 p.m. The victim was transported to hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Initial information suggests an accidental fall into the river, according to agent Bernard. However, an investigation was opened to better understand the circumstances of the tragedy. The Coroner’s Office was also notified of the file.