Quetico Park canoeist dies after tree falls on tent
A canoeist from West Virginia died this week after a large portion of a tree fell at campsite on Point Lake in Quetico Provincial Park.
Police say American man was sleeping in his tent in a storm when a tree fell.
Ontario Provincial Police have released details about a fatal incident in Quetico Provincial Park.
A 63-year-old American visitor died this week after a tree fell on his tent during a storm.
Police say they received a call for help Tuesday morning.
A group of canoers reported their companion was unresponsive after being hit by a tree while sleeping at a campsite at Point Lake, and that their lifesaving efforts had been unsuccessful.
OPP flew to the scene in a Ministry of Natural Resources helicopter.
Police say a post-mortem conducted in Kenora determined that Charles Emerson Showalter of Wheeling West Virginia had succumbed to the injuries he suffered in the incident.