An investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police is underway following a boating incident during the holiday weekend.
On Saturday morning, Leeds County OPP responded to a call regarding an incident near Butternut Bay on the St. Lawrence River just before 8 a.m. The report indicated a vessel had capsized in the water.
Law enforcement personnel from the OPP, RCMP, and Brockville Police arrived on scene and found two individuals aboard the vessel.
A 64-year-old resident of Leeds and the Thousand Islands Township was declared deceased at the scene. The second individual was transported to a nearby hospital.
The investigation into the incident remains ongoing.
