A woman is dead following a house fire over the weekend in the Interlake.

On December 7, 2019, at approximately 2:45 pm, Arborg RCMP received a report a house fire in Meleb, Manitoba, approximately 20 km south of Arborg.

When officers arrived, the local fire department was already on scene, and the home was fully engulfed in flames.

The homeowner and lone occupant, a 74-year-old female, was later located within the home and pronounced deceased at the scene.

RCMP and the Office of the Fire Commissioner continue to investigate.

Meleb is 83 kilometres north of Winnipeg on Highway 7.