Woman dies in assisted-living pool in Crystal

A 90-year-old woman has been found dead in an assisted-living center's pool in Crystal.

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office is investigating. Her identity wasn't immediately released.

The woman was described as an avid swimmer who used the pool at Heathers Manor every morning. A maintenance worker spotted her unconscious in the deep end of the pool a little before 6 a.m. Friday.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

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