Ontario man charged after fatal boating incident on St. Lawrence River
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- Ontario Provincial Police charged a 46-year-old Ontario man with criminal negligence causing death after a fatal boating incident on the St. Lawrence River.
- Police found a 41-year-old Ottawa man unresponsive after a 15-foot aluminum boat overturned near Grenadier Island on April 25; he later died in hospital.
A 46-year-old Ontario man faces a charge of criminal negligence causing death after a fatal boating incident on the St. Lawrence River in April.
Ontario Provincial Police said they received a report around 10 a.m. on April 25 about a capsized boat north of Grenadier Island in Leeds and Thousand Islands Township. The 15-foot aluminum boat carried several people when it overturned.
One person was reported missing. First responders later found a 41-year-old Ottawa man in the water, unresponsive. He was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police laid the charge after an investigation. The case concerns the death connected to the boat's capsizing.
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