ORILLIA -- Provincial police from the Orillia detachment are investigating a fatal kayaking incident.

It occurred Friday on a river in Washago..

Police say a 59-year-old Oshawa, Ont., woman was attempting to set out in a kayak when it flipped over, trapping her under water for a period of time.

They say the woman was brought back to shore where paramedics performed CPR.

She was then taken to hospital where she was later pronounced dead.

The woman's name was not immediately released.