Police investigating sudden death in Waterloo (update)
Posted Oct 9, 2021 08:14:00 PM.
Waterloo Regional Police continue to investigate a sudden death in the area of Bridgeport Road East and Peppler Street in Waterloo.
Police could be seen in a cordoned off area of the Laurel Trail off Bridgeport Road East on Saturday afternoon, working alongside crews from Waterloo Fire Rescue as they moved off the trail and into the nearby creek.
With a forensics van and several police cruisers on scene, Regional Police eventually moved the vehicles on site to block the view of passing local residents.
Posting an update on Twitter on Saturday evening, Regional Police said the investigation is still ongoing, though the death is not being treated as suspicious.
They add that there is no threat to public safety, and no further details will be released at this time.
Regional Police have cordoned off a portion of the Laurel Trail here off Bridgeport Road East near Peppler Street in Waterloo for a sudden death investigation, as crews from @Waterloo_Fire have also just arrived on scene. @570NEWS pic.twitter.com/gD0Chs8qhp
— Luke Schulz (@lukeontheradio) October 9, 2021
Details are currently limited, though firefighters and police walked the length of the cordoned off area of Laurel Trail looking to the river below, with one firefighter hauling a pike pole.
A large tarp has also been laid out behind the arranged vehicles. @570NEWS pic.twitter.com/RCxtcHh0Y8
— Luke Schulz (@lukeontheradio) October 9, 2021
UPDATE:
Members of our General Investigations Unit are continuing to investigate, however, the death is not considered suspicious. There is no threat to public safety. No further details will be released at this time. https://t.co/tAOKec33nk— Waterloo Regional Police (@WRPSToday) October 10, 2021
