BRIDE
DROWNS DURING WEDDING PHOTO SHOOT
A
woman has drowned after she was pulled under water by her saturated wedding
dress while having photographs taken near waterfalls in Canada.
Quebec
provincial police said the unnamed woman's body was recovered four hours after
she disappeared under the water at Dorwin Falls.
Police
initially said she had fallen from a cliff and fallen into the waterfall, but
later corrected that report.
The
woman, from Montreal, was married on June 9, but was having photos taken in her
dress at the picturesque location in Rawdon, near Quebec.
While
she was being photographed with her feet in the water, the dress became
saturated and she was unable to remain above the surface, police said.
The
photographer and a bystander tried to rescue her but were unable to save her
because of the weight of the dress, Sergeant Ronalid McInnis said.
She
slipped under the water and her body was eventually recovered in a basin around
100ft away by a diver.
Sgt
McInnis said two witnesses had to be hospitalised and treated for shock.
He
added: "The photographer put down his equipment and tried to save her. He
grabbed her with his hands.
"One
witness tried to help, but they couldn't save her. The dress was too
heavy."
The
Dorwin Falls, at their highest point, are just under 60ft high
