Police probe death of Canada Walmart employee found in walk-in oven

Toronto — Police successful eastbound Canada are investigating nan decease of a 19-year-old female who was recovered wrong a walk-in oven astatine a Walmart shop successful Halifax, Nova Scotia. Authorities received a telephone reporting a decease Saturday night, prompting nan removal of nan store. The deceased woman, a Walmart employee, was recovered wrong nan walk-in oven successful nan store's bakery department. 

Halifax Regional Police did not sanction nan female and said nan origin of her decease was still being determined.

"Investigators are moving intimately pinch Occupational Health and Safety and nan Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service to find nan origin and mode of death," nan Halifax constabulary said. "The investigation is analyzable and involves respective partner agencies. An investigation of this quality whitethorn return a important magnitude of time."

The Walmart shop successful Halifax, Canada, is seen successful a record photo. Getty

Amanda Moss, a spokesperson for Walmart Canada, said nan institution was profoundly saddened by nan tragic decease of an employee. In a connection to CBS News, Moss said nan shop successful mobility would stay closed until further announcement to let for further investigation and for labor to process nan situation. 

"We are heartbroken and our deepest thoughts are pinch our subordinate and their family. Our attraction remains connected taking attraction of our associates and making judge they person nan support they need," Moss said. 

According to Canadian media, nan female was identified arsenic a personnel of nan Sikh organization who had moved to Canada pinch her mother successful caller years. 

"It's a really tragic incident and everybody is profoundly wounded by this, and we are waiting for nan constabulary investigation to travel out," Balbir Singh, nan caput of nan Maritime Sikh Society, told CBS News' partner web successful Canada, CBC News. "We would for illustration to cognize what happened to this young woman."

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