PORT SYDNEY, Ont. - The victim of a cottage fire in Port Sydney, Ont., has been identified as a Mississauga woman.

Police say Natalie Howell, 31, died in the burning cottage on Ascott Lane on Saturday morning.

Steven Brent, 29, of Mississauga, and the woman's two children, aged 14 and 11, escaped the fire.

Officials continue to investigate the cause of the blaze in the community about 20 kilometres southwest of Huntsville.