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Halton Regional Police say a married couple is dead after a car drove into the water at LaSalle Park Marina in Burlington on Tuesday night.

Police say the pair were found dead when the vehicle they were in was pulled out of the water around 2 a.m. on Wednesday.

Global News has confirmed through a family member that the deceased are 55-year-old David Black and 51-year-old Natalie Black, both from Burlington.

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In a release on Wednesday, police say information obtained from witnesses reported “several” occupants were trapped inside a navy blue sedan that had driven into Lake Ontario.

“Efforts by witnesses, police, Burlington fire and Halton paramedics were unsuccessful in rescuing the trapped occupants from the fully submerged vehicle,” police said in a statement.

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Divers from both Peel Regional Police and the Toronto Police Service assisted in recovery efforts overnight, according to police.

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Halton police Const. Steve Elms says it’s believed the vehicle drove down the laneway at the marina, crashed through a barrier and a sign and then drove into the lake around 8 p.m., becoming “completely submerged” about 40 feet from the shoreline at LaSalle Park.

Halton police’s collision reconstruction unit took over the investigation on Wednesday morning and is asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident to reach out at 905-825-4747 ext. 5065.

Halton Regional Police has requested assistance of Peel Regional Police’s dive team.

Vehicle approx 40 feet from shoreline. Completely submerged under water. ^ra — Halton Police (@HaltonPolice) July 3, 2019

.@HaltonPolice have notified the regional dive team after single vehicle drove into Lake Ontario near Lasalle Park Marina in Burlington. Witnesses say multiple occupants were inside the vehicle, @HRPSBurl confirm it is an ongoing recovery operation #BurlON pic.twitter.com/1uYeRlQZpM — Andrew Collins (@ACollinsPhoto) July 3, 2019

This is devastating news for our city. Thank you to @Haltonpolice and emergency responders for working quickly in their recovery efforts as we await more details on what happened. https://t.co/2CWa2W99Hy — Marianne Meed Ward (@MariannMeedWard) July 3, 2019