It was a deadly weekend on the water in Thunder Bay. Two people are dead after a cliff diving accident in Shuniah Township near the Silver Harbour boat launch. OPP divers recovered the body of 32-year old Sioux Lookout resident Kevin Spade yesterday in Lake Superior. 26-year old Marlene Fox of K-I First Nation, who had been rescued from the waters, died Sunday night at the Health Sciences Centre from the injuries she sustained in the accident. Meantime, OPP divers have also found the body of a man they believe to be Jordan DesFosses, who went missing after the canoe he was in capsized on Saturday in the Kam River. The 31-year old, who had just moved to Thunder Bay from Peace River, AB, had been canoeing with another man and two children when it tipped over. The three others made it to shore safely. Police say DesFosses was not wearing a life jacket.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Deadly Weekend On Area Waters
It was a deadly weekend on the water in Thunder Bay. Two people are dead after a cliff diving accident in Shuniah Township near the Silver Harbour boat launch. OPP divers recovered the body of 32-year old Sioux Lookout resident Kevin Spade yesterday in Lake Superior. 26-year old Marlene Fox of K-I First Nation, who had been rescued from the waters, died Sunday night at the Health Sciences Centre from the injuries she sustained in the accident. Meantime, OPP divers have also found the body of a man they believe to be Jordan DesFosses, who went missing after the canoe he was in capsized on Saturday in the Kam River. The 31-year old, who had just moved to Thunder Bay from Peace River, AB, had been canoeing with another man and two children when it tipped over. The three others made it to shore safely. Police say DesFosses was not wearing a life jacket.
