An Ontario Provincial Police cruiser.  (Photo courtesy of the OPP)An Ontario Provincial Police cruiser. (Photo courtesy of the OPP)
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One person dead after vehicle found submerged in water near Mount Forest

One person is dead after a vehicle went into a body of water south of Mount Forest.

OPP tweeted that police, fire and paramedics were called to the crash scene at around 6:50 a.m.

The single vehicle had gone off the road, into water on a section of Sideroad 3 between Highway 6 and County Road 6.

The vehicle was pulled out of the water and the driver was declared deceased.

Police are currently notifying family and have not released the identify of the deceased or any other details at this time.

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