SIU investigating after woman dead in boat collision involving OPP on Nepewassi Lake
CBC
The province's police watchdog is investigating after a woman was killed in a collision involving an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) boat on Nepewassi Lake early Friday morning.
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said OPP officers with the West Nipissing detachment were on Nepewassi Lake at around 4:30 a.m., after receiving a call about a domestic disturbance at a home only accessible via watercraft.
"While en route to the residence, the OPP boat was involved in a collision with another watercraft," the SIU said in a news release issued Friday evening.
The agency said a 49-year-old woman operating the other boat was seriously injured as a result of the collision and taken to hospital in Sudbury. She died later that afternoon, according to the SIU. A post-mortem exam is set to be scheduled.
No injuries were reported on the OPP boat. According to the release, three investigators and one forensic investigator have been assigned to the case.
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of police officers in incidents that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault or the discharge of a firearm at a person.
Anyone who may have information on the incident, including video or photos, is asked to contact the SIU at 1-800-787-8529
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