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39-year-old and 53-year-old killed in weekend boating incident near Walpole Island

Two people have died in a boating incident near Walpole Island First Nation. Saturday Nov. 16, 2024
Two people have died in a boating incident near Walpole Island First Nation. Saturday Nov. 16, 2024

Provincial Police have provided the ages of two individuals who died in a boating incident this weekend.

Lambton OPP state that two individuals, a 39-year-old of Chatham and a 53-year-old of Stoney Point were pronounced dead at the scene. 

On Saturday evening around 6 p.m., OPP, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton, and the United States Coast Guard responded to a report of a single boating collision on Pocket Bay in Walpole Island First Nation.

The OPP continues to investigate this incident. 

Anyone with information is asked to contact OPP or Crime Stoppers.

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