Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after one person died Saturday in a boating incident on the St. Lawrence River west of Brockville, Ont.
The OPP said in a media release that members of their Leeds County detachment responded to the area near Butternut Bay shortly after 8 a.m. following a report that a vessel had flipped in the water.
There were two people on board, according to the OPP.
A 64-year-old from Leeds and the Thousand Islands Township was pronounced dead on the scene, while a second person was sent to hospital.
Police say the investigation is ongoing. Witnesses are asked to contact the OPP’s Leeds County detachment.
<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeedsOPP?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#LeedsOPP</a> UPDATE: 1 fatality confirmed. Incident under investigation by OPP. No further information available for release at this time.<br><br>Any witnesses requested to contact Leeds OPP ^nc
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