A 32-year-old woman has died after being pulled from Matheson Lake Tuesday night in medical distress.
Her friends and witnesses performed CPR before emergency crews arrived.
West Shore RCMP, Metchosin Fire Rescue and B.C. Ambulance responded to a 911 call from the lake about 6:45 p.m. RCMP, an off-duty Oak Bay police officer and an off-duty Saanich firefighter took over the CPR before Metchosin Fire Rescue and B.C. Ambulance arrived and advanced life-support measures.
The woman was then transported to hospital in critical condition.
