The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team is investigating an in-custody death in Swift Current.

SIRT says on Sunday Swift Current RCMP were asked to conduct a wellness check on a family member. Officers located the individual in question at 11:15 a.m. at a local hotel but the 55-year-old woman refused assistance. She was taken into custody under The Mental Health Services Act and placed in a waiting ambulance. While en route to hospital police say she went into medical distress and became unresponsive. She was pronounced deceased at hospital at 12:26 p.m.

In a news release, SIRT says their investigation will examine the conduct of police during the incident, including the circumstances surrounding the woman’s detention and the cause of her death.

No further information will be released at this time. A final report will be issued to the public within 90 days of the investigation ending.