One man has died after Provincial Police say he was hit by a pickup truck in Kenora.
Provincial Police got word at around seven o’clock last night about the collision at the intersection of Ninth Street North and Artillery Way.
The man was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Police are waiting to notify his family before releasing his name.
Provincial Police in Kenora and Canadian Pacific Railway Police are investigating a death on the CP train tracks in Norman.
OPP say a person was struck by a train around 5:08 Wednesday morning.
Police say they will release the name of the victim once next of kin are notified.
Provincial Police and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry are investigating a fatality in the Rainy River District.
18 year old Brent Secord of Timmins died at around 4:00pm on Sunday.
Police say he was hunting at the time in Morley Township and was fatally injured.
The OPP’s Forensic Identification Unit and the Northwest Crime team are looking into the circumstances surrounding his death.
Anyone with information about his death is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
Tragedy in the Municipality of Sioux Lookout.
One person is dead after being struck by a Canadian National Railway train around 12:06am on Thursday, September 5th.
Provincial Police received a report of a pedestrian being hit in the CN Train Yard in the area of Third Avenue and Front Street.
A post mortem exam is being held in Kenora tomorrow (Friday, September 6th) to confirm the identification of the victim and to notify next of kin.
OPP and CN Railway Police are investigating.
Foul play isn’t suspected.
A 62-year-old woman is dead after an encounter with a black bear on Red Pine Island on Rainy Lake.
Provincial Police received a call around 6:30 Sunday evening from a woman who believed her daughter was attacked by a bear.
The victim had gone to check on her dogs and had not returned.
Officers arrived and found the body in close vicinity to a bear.
OPP will only say the animal was “dispatched” by officers.
There were two other bears at the scene that were a threat to officers during their investigation.
They continue to roam the island.
Police say the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is currently determining its next steps.
The incident took place on a secluded island and there was no other risk to public safety.
