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Victim Information Released Following Walpole Island Boating Incident

Map courtesy of Lambton OPP.

Provincial Police have released information about the victims of a deadly boating incident on Walpole Island First Nation.

Emergency crews responded to a single vessel collision on Pocket Bay area shortly before 6 o’clock Saturday evening.

Two people, who have now been identified as a 39-year-old from Chatham and a 53-year-old Stoney Point resident, were pronounced dead at the scene.

No other information about the collision itself or the cause of death for either victim has been released.

Authorities continue to appeal to anyone who might have information as the investigation continues to contact theĀ OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or online at www.opp.ca/reporting. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-84777 (TIPS.)