A woman is facing charges after a vehicle ended up in the Courtice Community Centre Pool in Clarington, Ont., on Friday.

Durham Regional Police were called to the community centre on Courtice Rd. at 8:40 a.m. where officers found a small red vehicle in the children’s pool, police said in a release.

Police said officers and emergency personnel removed a 36-year-old woman from the vehicle. She was the lone occupant and wasn’t hurt.

No one else was in the pool at the time and there were no other injuries, police said.

Police said they believed the incident was “mental health related.” The building sustained extensive damage.

The 36-year-old is charged with dangerous operation of a conveyance, mischief and damage to property endangering life and mischief and damage to property over $5,000. She was apprehended under the Mental Health Act and was held for a bail hearing.





Police would like to speak to anyone who was in the area of the Community Centre Pool, either inside or in the parking lot, at about 8:40 a.m. on Friday. Any witnesses are asked to contact police. On Friday, they offered a potential $2,000 reward for tips.

Anyone with new information is asked to contact detective constable Jeff Hilliard of the East Division Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 1657.