Truck pulled from Kincardine Harbour, lone occupant pronounced dead

By: South Bruce OPP  January 2, 2016  1497

(LAKE HURON, ON) - The South Bruce OPP continues to investigate, after a pick-up truck was pulled from Lake Huron, beside the north pier at Kincardine Harbour, Saturday afternoon.

Police and the Kincardine Fire Department were called to the scene at 9:03 a.m. Jan. 2, after receiving a report that a pick-up truck had entered the water of Lake Huron from the north pier at the Kincardine Harbour.
 

The truck was found, and shortly after 4 p.m., it was removed from the water. One male occupant was found inside and pronounced deceased at the scene. His identity is being withheld, pending next-of-kin notification.
 

The South Bruce OPP is continuing to investigate, with assistance from the OPP Forensic Identification Unit and the Office of the Coroner.
 

The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information that can assist police to call 1-888-310-1122.  Should you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or send a web-tip to crimestop-gb.org, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.



Emergency personnel wait with an ambulance on the north pier, Saturday afternoon; photos by Andy Kruzynski

A crane is used to pull a white pick-up truck from the Lake Huron water, north of the north pier, in Kincardine Harbour, Saturday afternoon

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