Woman rescued trapped under water at Stubbs Falls

HUNTSVILLE — A 26-year-old St. Catharines woman is in critical condition in hospital after being caught under water at Arrowhead Provincial Park Sunday evening.

Emergency crews found a woman trapped under water Sunday at Arrowhead Provincial Park.

Provincial police at Huntsille say that on June 17, at about 5:30 p.m. OPP and Muskoka EMS and Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Rescue received a report that a female had gone down Stubbs Falls and was caught in the rocks.
Stubbs Falls is a popular are for hikers and is located in Arrowhead Provincial Park, in Huntsville.
When the emergency services arrived, they found that the female was completely submerged under the water and she was caught under a larger rock.
They learned that she was up further in the falls and had slipped and went down with the fast running water.
Emergency crews were able to pull the female out and was transported to a local area hospital.
She was taken to the Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital where she remains in critical condition.
Huntsville OPP would like to thank all the campers and park staff with their assistance in this tragic incident.