Police in Vancouver say they've made an arrest in the death of a 49-year-old woman found on a residential street in South Vancouver last week.
The woman was discovered unresponsive near Rosemont Drive and East 57th Avenue, near the Fraserview Golf Course, just after 6 a-m on Wednesday.
Constable Tania Visintin says investigators made the arrest Thursday night.
Visintin says the investigation is ongoing and charges have yet to be recommended.
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