Winnipeg woman dead after falling into water at Nutimik Lake

A woman has died after falling into the water at Sturgeon Falls on Nutimik Lake. (CTV News Winnipeg)

A 38-year-old woman from Winnipeg has died after falling into the water at Sturgeon Falls on Nutimik Lake in the Whiteshell Provincial Park.

According to RCMP, officers with the Whitemouth detachment responded to a drowning on Saturday at 12:45 p.m., along with Manitoba Conservation Officer Service and Emergency Medical Services.

RCMP say the woman “slipped on the rocks” and was pulled into the lake by the current.

A Manitoba Conservation Service officer found the woman in Nutimik Lake before she was transported to hospital, where she was pronounced deceased.

Whitemouth RCMP continues to investigate.