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Thunder Bay Man Dies In Boating Mishap

A boating tragedy in northwestern Ontario.

Provincial Police say a 62-year-old man died when the boat he was in capsized Tuesday around noon on Drift Lake, west of Thunder Bay.

OPP and the marine unit responded and found the unconscious man on shore.

He was transported to the Regional Health Sciences Center by ORNGE air ambulance where he was pronounced deceased.

The victim has been identified as Antonio Arruda of Thunder Bay.

OPP say Arruda wasn’t wearing a life jacket.

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