A Canadian woman has drowned during a photoshoot while posing in her wedding dress in water at a Quebec park. Maria Pantazopoulos, a 30-year-old estate agent, was apparently pulled under the water when her dress became saturated.
She is believed to have been taking part in a 'trash the dress' photoshoot, where a newlywed bride is pictured ruining her wedding outfit, according to local media. Photographer Louis Pagakis said he jumped in to try to save her but could not prevent her from drowning.
Mr Pagakis told CTV News: 'She had her wedding dress on and she said, take some pictures of me while I swim a little bit in the lake. She went in and her dress got heavy, I tried everything I could to save her. I jumped in, I was screaming and yelling. We tried our best.'
Ms Pantazopoulos's body was recovered several hours later from the water near the Dorwin Falls in Rawdon.
