The Integrated Homicide Team (IHIT) is investigating a "suspicious death" of a woman in Port Moody on New Year's Day.

Around 9:19 a.m. on Jan. 1, the Port Moody Police Department responded to a report of a deceased woman in the water at Reed Point Marina (850 Barnet Highway). Along with assistance from the Coast Guard, police removed the body of the woman in her 60s from the water.

IHIT has since taken over the investigation, as "the circumstances surrounding the death have been deemed suspicious and criminality cannot be ruled out at this time," Sgt. Freda Fong of IHIT said in a news release Saturday (Jan. 4).

IHIT believes it is an isolated incident with no threat to the public. The victim's name will not be released "out of respect to her family鈥檚 privacy."

We are interested in speaking with anyone who was in the area of Reed Point Marina between 3:00 p.m. on December 31, 2024, and 9:30 a.m. on January 1, 2025,  Fong said. Dashcam video would be especially helpful and we are asking you to contact IHIT as soon as possible.

IHIT is working in partnership with the Port Moody Police Department, the RCMP Integrated Forensic Identification Services (IFIS) and the BC Coroners Service.

Police ask anyone with information regarding the investigation to contact the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or via email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.