Updated at 4 p.m.
Greater Sudbury Police Service said the officer depicted in a video showing the heroic efforts of several residents to extract a woman from a car that ended up on its roof in water is from the CP Police.
"Greater Sudbury Police Service is aware of a video circulating on Youtube and Facebook (and other media/social media pages) in relation to the fatal single motor vehicle collision which occurred on Nov. 28 where four men came to a woman’s rescue," GSPS said in a news release.
"The video also depicts an officer arriving on scene, standing by and talking on what may be a cellphone or police radio. Inquiries to the police service, as well as comments by bloggers in relation to the video insinuate that the officer is a member of the Greater Sudbury Police Service. We have determined that the officer in the video is a member of the CP Police."
Updated
Northern Life has learned that the woman involved in a rollover crash on MR 80 yesterday has passed away from her injuries.
Const. Meghan O'Malley with the Greater Sudbury Police Service confirmed a short time ago that the woman, who has been identified as Lise Levac, 62, of Sudbury, succumbed to her injuries this morning.
Although Northern Life does have video of bystanders rescuing the woman from her vehicle, shot by an eyewitness and posted to YouTube for a short time, we have pulled the video from the website.
"Given the tragic outcome of this incident, the only responsible thing for us to do is to show respect for the victim's family at this time and remove the video from our website," said Mark Gentili, Northern Life managing editor.
Original story
At approximately 2 p.m. Nov. 28, members of the Greater Sudbury Police Service were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on Municipal Road 80.
An SUV driven by a 62-year-old woman went off the road near Fleming Street, landing in a marsh, and was partially submerged in water. Bystanders on the scene responded quickly, jumping into the water to pull the woman from her vehicle.
She was taken to hospital by ambulance, with police blocking intersections to expedite their arrival.
The victim is in critical, but stable, condition at Health Sciences North.
Members of the the police traffic management unit were on the scene to photograph and measure the scene and facilitate the removal of the vehicle.
The accident is still under investigation.
Anyone that may have information that would help police with the investigation is asked to call 705-675-9171.
