PICKLE LAKE -- One person is dead after a barge transporting fuel capsized.
According to an Ontario Provincial Police release, officers were called to a boater in distress on Lake Saint Joseph, about 36 kilometres south of the Township of Pickle Lake on Tuesday, Aug. 9
A barge transporting fuel had capsized.
The single occupant of the vessel has been confirmed deceased and has been identified as Jonathan Grace, 64 years old, of Goderich, Ont.
Members of the Pickle Lake OPP are continuing to investigate this incident in conjunction with the Ministry of Labour and Ministry of the Environment.
Anyone with information about this occurrence is requested to contact the OPP, at 1-888-310-1122.
