The incident happened at 6:15pm this evening near the island in Guelph Lake at the Guelph Lake Conservation Authority. Police, Guelph-Wellington Paramedics and the local fire departments attend the scene and began searching for the missing swimmer.
At approximately 7:30 pm the swimmer was located and was transported to a local hospital where they were pronounced deceased.
The name of the person is being withheld pending next of kin notifications.
Anyone with information regarding this incident are asked to contact the Wellington County OPP or anonymously to Crime Stoppers.