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Ages of victims in weekend boat crash released

By Stephanie Chaves

November 19, 2024 - 11:04am

Lambton OPP have released further details about two people killed in a boating crash over the weekend.

Shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday, Lambton OPP, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton and United States Coast Guard responded to a single vessel crash on Pocket Bay at Walpole Island First Nation.

Police said two individuals, a 39-year old from Chatham and a 53-year-old from Stoney Point, were pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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