A police dive team recovered the body of a 49-year-old woman from Prior Lake on Monday (Aug. 14).

West Shore RCMP officers were called to the Thetis Lake Regional Park waterway two days before the body was recovered after witnesses reported seeing a woman go underwater and not re-emerge during the afternoon.

Police said the death doesn鈥檛 appear to be suspicious at this time and they鈥檙e working with the BC Coroners Service.

The area around the lake and Mackenzie Creek Trail was closed for the police investigation on Saturday (Aug. 12). Police on Monday said the area will re-open shortly.

鈥淲e thank the public for their patience and send our condolences to the family and friends of the woman,鈥� West Shore RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Nancy Saggar said in a statement.

Further details of the incident won鈥檛 be released at this time, police said.

The closed area was still shut to the public prior to 4 p.m. on Monday, while the rest of the park, including Upper and Lower Thetis Lake beaches, remained open.

READ: