LOWBANKS—Haldimand OPP, Lowbanks Fire Department, and Haldimand Emergency Services responded on Friday, August 27, 2021 at 2:19 p.m. to an address in Lowbanks for an unresponsive person.
A 75-year-old individual had fallen into a submersible pump pit at the family cottage.
The Lowbanks Fire Department extricated the deceased from the pit and administered CPR until Haldimand County paramedics arrived on scene. CPR was continued but was unsuccessful and the individual was confirmed deceased.
A post-mortem is scheduled to determine the cause of death. Foul play is not suspected.
