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Man dead after Thousand Islands watercraft crash

A 21-year-old man is dead after a personal watercraft collided with an unknown obstacle overnight in the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence River. 

Passenger manages to swim to shore and get help

Isabel Harder · CBC News ·
A white boat in the water with "POLICE" and "O.P.P." written on it.
OPP and Leeds and Grenville Paramedics were called to the scene just before 6 a.m. Sunday. (OPP/Facebook)

A 21-year-old man is dead after a personal watercraft collided with an unknown obstacle overnight in the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence River. 

Ontario Provincial Police and paramedics responded to a report of the crash just before 6 a.m. Sunday. 

It happened among a group of small islands west of the Thousand Islands Bridge, between the mainland and Hill Island. The bridge is east of Ivy Lea, Ont. 

Two people were on board. The passenger managed to swim to shore and get help. The driver was found in the water with no vital signs.

Police offered few other specifics, including what object the boat struck. 

The OPP is asking anyone who witnessed the collision or has any information to call the Leeds County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 and refer to incident E241337329.

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Isabel Harder

Isabel Harder is an associate producer and reporter for CBC Ottawa. You can reach her by email at isabel.harder@cbc.ca.

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