Woman has died after vehicle ends up in icy waters of Ashbridges Bay

A woman has died after a vehicle she was a passenger in drove into the waters of Ashbridges Bay last night.

A post on X (formerly Twitter) by Toronto police just after 8:30 a.m.  on Monday, Jan. 20, said the woman had been pronounced deceased in hospital.

The incident took place at the foot of one of the boat ramps in the Ashbridges Bay Park parking lot at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19.

According to reports, there were two people in a vehicle that for unknown reasons drove into the water from a boat ramp on the west side of the parking lot.

Emergency crews arrived and were able to rescue the two people in the vehicle. One of the people was able to get out of the vehicle and was was rescued from its roof. The female was trapped in the car before being removed from the vehicle and rushed to hospital by emergency run.

Earlier this morning the female’s condition was reported as critical, but police later announced she had died. Her age is not known at this time.

Along with the other person rescued from the vehicle’s roof, four police officers were taken to hospital to be treated for exposure during the incident. The police officers have since been released from hospital, said 680 News.

Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances around this incident, and further information will be released as it becomes available.

On Monday afternoon, a large area of the Ashbridges Bay Park parking lot was cordoned off with yellow police tape and officers with Forensic Identification Services and the Collision Reconstruction Unit could be seen investigating.

Any witnesses to the incident, or anyone with information, are asked to call police in 55 Division at 416-808-5500.