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Woman declared dead after a fatal drowning in Hurlingham
HURLINGHAM – The police retrieved the woman from the pool and she was declared dead at the scene.
A 46-year-old woman was declared dead yesterday afternoon, 29 January, following a fatal drowning incident at a house in Hurlingham.
When ER24 arrived on the scene just after 2pm, they found the woman at the bottom of the pool showing no signs of life. It is believed that the woman had been submerged for a prolonged period of time. The police retrieved the woman from the pool and she was declared dead at the scene.
The exact circumstances surrounding the incident were not yet known, but the police were on scene and will investigate the incident.
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