Provincial police say one individual has died after a ship overturned within the St. Lawrence River on Saturday evening.
OPP say there have been a number of folks on board when the 15-foot aluminum boat capsized.
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Police say one individual was reported unaccounted for and firefighters later discovered a 41-year-old Ottawa resident unresponsive within the water.
OPP say the individual died in hospital.
Police say the incident occurred simply north of Grenadier Island within the township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, about 50 kilometres downstream from Kingston, Ont.
OPP say the investigation continues.
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