A 25-year-old woman is dead and three others have been hospitalized after drinking a toxic holiday punch.

Rebecca Demeurichy from southwestern Ontario died Wednesday as a result of drinking a homemade punch that police believe was tainted with windshield-wiper fluid, which contains methyl alcohol.

Authorities are waiting on post-mortem results on the deceased 25-year-old woman, who hosted a New Year's Eve gathering in the fishing village of Erieau, Ont., 30 kilometers southeast of Chatham on the shores of Lake Erie.

Chatham hospital staff confirmed with CTV Southwestern Ontario Thursday that air ambulances made three visits on Wednesday to transfer patients to a hospital in London. Those patients are reportedly the victim's husband, his grandmother and a family friend.

All three are suffering the effects of what authorities believe to be methyl alcohol poisoning. The victim's husband is reportedly suffering from vision loss as a result of the poisoning.

"There were three people who required stabilization and resuscitation, and transferred to London Health Sciences Centre," nurse practitioner Willi Kirenko told CTV News.

"We had about 10 to 12 others who were presented to the emergency department with or without symptoms. Of those, half needed some blood work to determine if they were okay. They didn't require treatment."

Officials are trying to contact anyone who attended two holiday parties in Erieau a small community of about 500, and who may have come in contact with the mixed punch.

"We feel that methyl alcohol poisoning was a factor in the death,'' said Insp. George Flikweert of Chatham-Kent police.

He said that police are "highly suspicious" of the drink.

"We feel that it was stored temporarily in a container that was contaminated with methyl alcohol, therefore it is highly toxic," Flikweert said.

"From what I've reviewed and from what I know, I don't suspect there is any criminality at this point. However, it is still the early stages of our investigation."

Police are urging anyone who consumed punch or any alcoholic beverages at Demeurichy's home -- or at a second holiday party in another Erieau residence -- to head to the nearest hospital.

Flikweert said it's hard to say how many people were exposed to the tainted punch during the holiday parties. As of Wednesday afternoon, police had notified about 18 people.

Symptoms of the toxic ingestion include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, and vision changes.

Meanwhile, hospital staff offered advice to prevent a similar tragedy.

"No chemicals should be stored in human consumption containers and no human consumption drinks should be stored in chemical containers," said Kirenko. "And hopefully there won't be another incident like this."

With a report from CTV Southwestern Ontario's Vicki Gough in Chatham-Kent